DERA MURAD JAMALI: A man axed his wife and her friend to death in the name of honour in a village in Nasirabad district on Monday.

Police said the incident took place in Goth Jan Muhammad where Muhammad Aslam attacked the two with an axe. Both died on the spot. After the double murder, the man surrendered himself in a police station along with the axe. Police said it was an honour killing and registered a case against Aslam.

Published in Dawn, October 5th, 2021

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