KARACHI: A woman was allegedly shot dead in the name of honor in the city court premises in the city on Monday, police told JEE News.
The deceased Hajra was killed by her own father who shot her for marrying against her will.
According to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Head Constable Imran Zaman and a female constable were taking the victim inside the premises to appear in court.
Meanwhile, her father – 65-year-old accused Amir Zaman Mehsud – was chasing her and as soon as the woman reached the court premises, he opened fire near gate number four.
Police said that the suspect attacked his daughter and the head constable as a result of which his daughter was killed while Imran and Wajid were injured.
According to the SSP, the age of the deceased was between 18 and 20 years.
According to the police, the weapon of the accused has been seized and he has been taken into custody.
The SSP told JEE News that the woman was killed after an arranged marriage.
Femicide haunts Pakistani women.
Earlier this year, Italian authorities found the body of Suman Abbas, an 18-year-old woman of Pakistani origin who went missing more than a year ago after refusing to travel to Pakistan for an arranged marriage, a lawyer for a rights group said. was done
Abbas was identified from dental records in November 2022 after human remains were found near his family home in the town of Nuellara, Reggio Emilia province, Italy.
In November last year, a man in Karachi’s Shamsi Society allegedly killed his wife, 38, and three daughters aged 16, 12 and 10 with a sharp instrument before fatally stabbing himself. can try
The accused, identified as Fawad, said he was under stress due to financial problems and was tired of explaining to his wife. He confessed to killing his daughters while his wife was in the bathroom.
Several more cases of femicide have been reported in Pakistan, including the high-profile murder of Sara Inam, daughter-in-law of senior journalist Ayaz Amir, who was killed by her husband in Chak Shahzad area of Islamabad in September last year. .
Increasing crime in Karachi
Lawlessness in the city has increased in the past few months with an increase in incidents of murders and street crimes.
A day ago, an officer of Sindh Rangers was also shot dead in Golestan Johar area of Karachi.
According to the police, the incident appears to be a sign of personal enmity. The police official said that the deceased law enforcer was posted at the Rangers headquarters and had gone out on leave.
Senior Superintendent of Police East Abdul Rahim Shirazi said that the Rangers personnel stopped near Millennium Shopping Mall in Muhammad Khalid area and were talking to someone on their mobile phone. While he was on the call, two suspects on a motorcycle approached and started talking to him. After that, the accused opened fire on Khalid.
According to law enforcement agencies, the victim was allegedly targeted due to family enmity. Sources say that the brother of the Rangers official was also killed a few years ago in the rural areas of Sindh.
