A man allegedly killed his wife in the name of ‘honour’ in Bakshshapur area of Kashmore on Monday.
According to details, Bashir aka Babu opened fire on her wife Wakila, 20, after suspecting her ‘character’ and killed her in the name of ‘honour’.
Wakila received multiple bullets and died on the spot. Her body was shifted to a nearby hospital.
Later, the police arrested Bashir, who confessed to having shot his wife dead for being in relation with another man.
At the time of filing this story, no FIR was registered in the case.
According to a report, Pakistan has witnessed an alarming rise in the cases of ‘honour’ killing. Last year, 176 people, most of them women, had fallen prey to the unbridled custom.
