SUKKUR: A man gunned down his sister and a relative in the name of honour in Mirani village near Pano Akil on Sunday.

Villagers said that Asghar Mirani shot dead his sister Zainab Khatoon after accusing her of having love affair with their relative Abbas Mirani and then went after Abbas and killed him too before escaping.

The dead bodies were shifted to Pano Akil taluka hospital for conduct of post mortem examination and completion of legal formalities.

Police were reportedly conducting raids at different places for the arrest of the suspect involved in the double murder.

Published in Dawn, March 1st, 2021

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