Rawalpindi Man surrenders after deadly honour stabbing

RAWALPINDI: An enraged man stabbed his stepmother’s friend to death in the name of honour and injured her in the Dhamial area on Sunday.

Shafat Hussain, a resident of Girja Road, lodged a police complaint stating that his stepmother and her cousin Nadeemul Hassan, who had been staying at his house since Saturday, were found in an objectionable condition at night. He observed them until 4am. Unable to tolerate it any longer, he stabbed them, killing Nadeemul Hassan on the spot and critically injuring his stepmother. Hussain claimed he acted in the name of honour and called the police to surrender himself.

Source: Dawn