A woman has been shot dead, allegedly by her husband, a serving police officer, in what authorities described as an ‘honour’ related incident in Karachi’s Shadman Town on Friday.
Police said the 40-year-old woman was shot inside her home during a domestic dispute.
She was rushed to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital after the incident but later succumbed to her injuries.
“After receiving the information, police immediately reached the scene and shifted the injured woman to the hospital, where she expired,” Senior Superintendent of Police (Central) Zeeshan Shafiq Siddiqi said.
Police surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed told a private media outlet that the victim had sustained “two gunshot injuries to the torso, through and through”.
According to SSP (Senior Superintendent of Police) Siddiqi, the suspect fled the scene following the shooting.
He identified the suspect as a serving police inspector currently posted with the Special Investigation Unit (SIU).
The SSP added that this was the woman’s second marriage, adding that the suspect harboured doubts about his wife remaining in contact with her former husband.
“CCTV footage has been obtained and concerted efforts are underway to arrest the alleged killer,” he stated.
The incident comes a day after another alleged so-called ‘honour killing’ in Karachi’s Sohrab Goth area, where a young couple was shot dead, police and rescue officials have said.
They said the bodies of a 30-year-old man and his 28-year-old wife were found inside a house in Lasi Goth, both bearing gunshot wounds.
So called honour killings continued to claim the lives of women across Pakistan throughout 2024, driven by deeply entrenched notions of family honour and shame.
Data released by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) shows that such crimes remained widespread during the year, with Sindh and Punjab recording particularly high numbers.
From January to November 2024, at least 346 people were killed in ‘honour’-related incidents nationwide.