MULTAN: Renowned psychiatrist Dr Azhar Hussain allegedly committed suicide after killing his daughter over a domestic dispute on Friday afternoon.
Dr Azhar reportedly first killed his daughter Dr Alizeh Haider, a mother of three children, at their residence in at Justice Hameed colony and later ended his life with the same weapon. He was aged 66.
Dr Azhar received retirement from Nishtar hospital around five years back as a professor of psychiatry and was practicing at his residence. The body of his daughter was shifted to Nishtar medical university’s mortuary for autopsy.
After the incident, police reached the site with forensic teams and started investigation into the incident. Police have registered a case and launched investigations into the incident.
SSP Investigation Amir Khan Niazi confirmed that after murdering his daughter, Dr Azhar Hussain committed suicide over a family issue as per initial reports.
He was suffering from some mental ailments for the last three to four years. He said that the police were further interrogating to ascertain actual cause of the incident.
Nishtar Medical University Acting VC, Dr Ahmad Ijaz Masood told a news agency, that Dr Alizeh Haider, was the only daughter of Dr Azhar and was doing her FCPS from Nishtar medical university. Her husband is also doctor at Nishtar hospital. He expressed grief and sorrow over the incident.
