A man shot and killed his wife in Karachi’s Sultanabad area after she supported their daughter’s decision to marry of her own free will.
Docks Station House Officer (SHO) Waqar Kaiser stated that the victim, 45-year-old Zarmeen, had two daughters and a son. One of her daughters had recently contracted a free-will marriage with Zarmeen backing the choice, but her husband Shaukat Tanoli opposing it, leading to repeated arguments between the couple.
On Friday, another argument broke out between the two. Shaukat drew a pistol and shot Zarmeen. Rescuers transported her to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), where doctors declared her dead on arrival.
Police arrested Shaukat at the scene and recovered the murder weapon. SHO Kaiser confirmed that Zarmeen’s father is deceased, while her mother, who resides in Abbottabad, is travelling to Karachi to claim the body and file the FIR [First Information Report].
The incident follows a similar incident in Rawalpindi’s Gujjar Khan area, where police registered a murder case against a man for allegedly shooting his 17-year-old sister dead over her love marriage.
According to the victim’s father, the girl had left home in January on the day of her rukhsati to marry a man of her choice. The couple subsequently relocated to Karachi.
Four days prior to the shooting, the brother travelled to Karachi, reconciled with his sister, and brought her back to Gujjar Khan, where he rented a house for the couple.
On the day of the incident, the father visited the house and witnessed a commotion inside. He stated that his son drew a pistol and fired at the girl, killing her on the spot. Gujjar Khan police registered the murder case based on the father’s statement.
