KARAK: A mentally-sick person killed his daughter and injured his wife and two other children here on Wednesday.

Police officials said the accused attacked his sleeping daughter, 6, with a spade at night, killing her instantly in Lashti Kala area of Takht-i-Nusrati.

He also attacked his wife, another daughter and a son, injuring them all.

The injured were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital, Karak.

Relatives of the victims lodged a report of the incident with the Takht-i-Nusrati police station.

Published in Dawn, May 27th, 2021