ISLAMABAD: Two women were murdered allegedly by their husbands in separate incidents in the capital, police said.

In the first incident, a retired police sub-inspector gunned down his wife over a domestic issue in his house at Ghouri Town. The victim was identified as Ishrat Fatima, 40.

Preliminary police investigation suggested that the couple had a domestic dispute. Before the incident, they had an argument during which the man pulled out a pistol and shot her dead.

In another incident, a woman was stabbed to death allegedly by her husband in E-11.

The couple was residing in a flat and the victim was identified as Mahnoor Muzamil, 26, a native of Khanewal.

They also had an argument over a domestic issue. The man attacked her with a sharp-edge weapon and slit her threat. The woman died on the spot.

Published in Dawn, June 16th, 2026