KARACHI:
A man stabbed his wife and young daughter to death during a domestic dispute in Karachi’s Gizri area.
The incident took place near Noorani Mosque in Upper Gizri’s Baloch Para, where the accused, identified as Samiullah, allegedly attacked his family with a sharp weapon.
Police registered a case of murder under Section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code at Clifton police station on the complaint of Faisal Khan, son of Naik Muhammad, the brother of the deceased woman. According to the FIR, the victims were identified as Kulsoom, 43, wife of the accused, and their 11-year-old daughter Maryam.
In his statement to the police, Faisal Khan, a resident of Gulshan-e-Nabeel, Hub Chowk, said his sister lived with her family near Noorani Mosque in Upper Gizri. He received information that his brother-in-law had stabbed Kulsoom and Maryam at their residence. Upon arriving at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, he learned that the two victims had been taken to hospital after the attack.
The complainant added that the incident took place around 9:30 p.m. on December 5, when the accused allegedly attacked his wife and daughter with a knife. He urged the police to take legal action against the suspect.
Police officials said the accused allegedly killed his wife on the spot and seriously injured his daughter. Both were shifted to Jinnah Hospital in a Chhipa ambulance.
SHO Clifton Imran Saad visited the crime scene, arrested the accused and recovered the alleged murder weapon. The police later confirmed the identity of the victims and transferred the suspect to the police station for further investigation.
Police said preliminary investigations suggest the double murder was the result of a domestic dispute.
