KARACHI: A youngman and girl perished in what looks to be an honor killing near Abul Hasan Ispahani Road early Friday morning, police said.
The incident unfolded when a father and his son allegedly murdered the girl and her male friend, accusing them of having an “illicit relationship.”
According to the police, the woman’s father, Dr Rafiq, has also confessed to committing the crime, killing his daughter Laraib and her friend Hassan for “honour”.
Laraib’s friend Hassan, a local of Gulshan-e-Iqbal, arrived to drop her home. The woman’s father attacked the two while they were conversing in a 4×4 and fired shots at them, killing them instantly.
Laraib’s father was accompanied by his son, Abdullah. The incident took place at around 7:30am today in Bakkhar Goth, an area of Abul Isphani Road, near Sachal Police Station.
The father-son duo had earlier escaped the crime scene, but were later arrested by the police, Superintendent of Police (SP) Sohrab Goth Sohail Faiz said.
The bodies of both the deceased have been shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.
