FAISALABAD: A man allegedly killed his father after he did not wake up to offer his Fajr prayers Faisalabad on Sunday.
According to sources, the incident took place in the Chishtia Town area of Faisalabad, where a resident, Shahbaz, allegedly killed his 50-year-old father, Mubashir Raza, by smashing his head in with a brick.
Soon after the incident, police arrived on the scene and apprehended the suspect. The body was shifted to a nearby hospital for medico-legal formalities. During the initial investigation, the accused had confessed to killing his father.
The accused said that he tried waking up his father for Fajr prayers however, Raza would not. In anger, he hit his father with the brick. As a result, he sustained head injuries and died on the spot.
On January 25, a man in Gujranwala has allegedly killed his wife and four children, sources said. The murders were committed by the woman’s husband, identified as Imran Nawaz, sources added. After being arrested, Imran admitted to committing the crime, sources said, adding that it was a case of “honor killing” as per Imran’s confession.
Cases of violence against women seem to be on a rise in the country as several cases of honour killing were reported earlier this month.
