Man kills daughter in Faisalabad over love marriage

FAISALABAD   –   A man shot dead two persons, in­cluding his daughter, for contract­ing marriage of her own choice in the limits of Roshan Wala police sta­tion on Tuesday.

According to police, Zubaria had contracted marriage with Mohsin Maseih against the will of her father, Khalid, a resident of Yasir Town lo­cated near Chak No 233-RB Hurising­hwala, Samundri Road. A gathering (Panchayat) was called over the is­sue, when he opened fire. As a result, Zubaria and her uncle, Ashraf Maseih, died on the spot.

The police have shifted the bodies to mortuary for autopsy by collecting forensic evidence from the site. On the notice of CPO Kamran Adil, the police arrested the accused and recovered the weapon used in the crime.

Source: The Nation