Bahawalpur Woman Kills Daughter for Stopping her from Smoking

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BAHAWALPUR: A mother allegedly killed her teenage daughter for stopping her from smoking in Basti Sokar in the City Yazman Police station area in Bahawalpur district on Sunday.

According to the police, accused Nabila’s daughter Aisha (16) disliked her smoking and used to stop her.

Police claimed that when her daughter objected to her smoking on Saturday night, she got infuriated. She allegedly overpowered her daughter and strangled her to death in a fit of rage, police claimed.

After the police were informed, they called the forensic and crime scene units to collect evidence and arrested the accused woman.

The police shifted the body of the deceased to the Yazman THQ Hospital for postmortem examination.

Published in Dawn, December 22nd, 2025.

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