Man kills wife, son for honour in Kabirwala

KHANEWAL - In a tragic turn of events, a man has allegedly killed his wife and son for the honor in Kabirwala on Sunday.

Shaukat Ali, a resident of Mahni Sial area, used a sharp tool to murder his wife Parveen and 11-year-old son Abdul Rehman, the police said.

The accused man's 20-year-old daughter Maryam was critically injured after he attacked his family members.

Ali was arrested soon after the incident was reported to authorities. A probe is under way into the incident.

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Earlier, an 18-year-old girl along with her 21-year-old boyfriend was beheaded by her father and uncle in an honor killing incident near Punjab’s district Attock.

Honour killing, though condemned and barred by law in Pakistan, is still in place. Scores of citizens, especially women, are murdered by relatives in the name of ‘honour’