Newly-wed couple killed over ‘honour’ in Karachi’s Orangi

KARACHI: A newly-wed couple was gunned down, and their relative injured over ‘honour’ in Orangi Town on Thursday, according to police.

They added that Saira, 19, and her husband Najam Javed were killed, while their relative, Zubair Bari, 50, was injured in Tori Bangash Colony over ‘honour’.

The suspect, Mubashir Husain, the brother of the murdered woman, was arrested, and the pistol used in the incident was recovered from his possession.

Iqbal Market police SHO Aslam Khan said the victims had married around a month ago of their own free will, but the marriage was opposed by the girl’s family. On Thursday, the injured Zubair invited the girl’s family to a reconciliation meeting through a local jirga, during which the suspect Mubashir opened fire, killing the couple.

The bodies and the injured were shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for legal formalities.

Police Surgeon Dr. Summaiya Syed said Saira sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head, while Mrs Laila Rafiq suffered five bullet wounds to her chest and abdomen.

Source: Dawn