A young man and woman were killed in Karachi, allegedly in the name of honour, Superintendent of Police Gulberg Bashir Ahmed Brohi said on Friday.

According to the police, 22-year-old Sajid Bahadur and 20-year-old Kalsoom were stabbed to death in the early hours of Friday in Nazimabad, police said.

According to SP Brohi, the two were murdered allegedly by Kalsoom's father and brother using meat cleavers.

The incident took place at the woman's house, and the suspects as well as the rest of the girl's family managed to escape the scene, police said.