CHAKWAL, July 9: A man shot dead his sister over a marriage dispute here on Friday night. Police sources said that Ghulam Fatima, a resident of Choa Ganj Ali Shah recently settled in the city along with his son as her husband passed away six month ago. She married her daughter Muqeesa Naveed with Atif Shahzad without the consent of his elder brother Mohammad Akram.

On Friday night, Mohammad Akram invited his sister, his niece and her husband to dinner at his home. After the dinner, he took his sister to the roof of the house to discuss an important matter. After a while Mohammad Akram opened fire at her with pistol killing her on the spot.

As Atif, Muqeesa and other members of the family rushed to the roof, Mohammad Akram also shot at Atif who received the bullet at his leg.

He was rushed to the DHQ hospital. The police registered a case against Mohammad Akram who had fled the scene after the incident.

Opinion

Editorial

Border clashes
19 May, 2024

Border clashes

THE Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier has witnessed another series of flare-ups, this time in the Kurram tribal district...
Penalising the dutiful
19 May, 2024

Penalising the dutiful

DOES the government feel no remorse in burdening honest citizens with the cost of its own ineptitude? With the ...
Students in Kyrgyzstan
Updated 19 May, 2024

Students in Kyrgyzstan

The govt ought to take a direct approach comprising convincing communication with the students and Kyrgyz authorities.
Ominous demands
Updated 18 May, 2024

Ominous demands

The federal government needs to boost its revenues to reduce future borrowing and pay back its existing debt.
Property leaks
18 May, 2024

Property leaks

THE leaked Dubai property data reported on by media organisations around the world earlier this week seems to have...
Heat warnings
18 May, 2024

Heat warnings

STARTING next week, the country must brace for brutal heatwaves. The NDMA warns of severe conditions with...