Three shot dead in 'honour' killing in Charsadda

CHARSADDA: Police in Charsadda have opened a triple murder case after three people, including two married women, were shot dead in the Matta Mughal area within the limits of Shabqadar police station in what investigators described as an alleged honour-related killing.

According to police, the case was lodged through a first information report filed by sub-inspector Khan Mohammad Khan after no relative of the victims came forward to report the incident. The FIR said Gohar Shah, a resident of Daman Matta, was allegedly involved with two married women from Palangzai, identified as the wives of Kaleemullah and Noorul Amin, and used to visit their home despite repeated objections from family members.

Police alleged that on the day of the killings, the women’s father-in-law, Fakhar Alam alias Palam, along with his wife and Shehryar, son of Imtiaz and a resident of Chamiyaran Matta, found the three together and allegedly opened fire on them. Gohar Shah and both women died at the scene, while the suspects escaped, police said.

After the shooting, police reached the area, moved the bodies to hospital for postmortem examination and later handed them over to their families for burial. The case has been registered against Fakhar Alam, his wife and Shehryar under Sections 302, 311, 114 and 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code. Police said an investigation was under way and the suspects had not yet been arrested.

Commissioner seeks report on DHQ Hospital facilities

Separately, Peshawar Division Commissioner Riaz Mehsud took notice of a shortage of diagnostic equipment and other essential health facilities at the District Headquarters Hospital in Charsadda and directed the district administration to furnish a detailed report.

Speaking to journalists at Charsadda Rajjar on Thursday, Mr Mehsud said the non-availability of major diagnostic services, including CT scan and MRI machines, at the district’s main public hospital was a serious issue that needed immediate attention. He said access to modern diagnostic services was necessary for timely diagnosis and treatment, and added that the provincial government was committed to improving public healthcare across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The commissioner instructed the assistant commissioner to obtain a comprehensive report from the deputy commissioner on the shortage of CT scan and MRI facilities and other equipment at the hospital so the matter could be taken up with the relevant authorities for early action.

Mr Mehsud also directed the district administration to begin strict action against those involved in producing and selling adulterated jaggery, also known as gur.