LAHORE: A man allegedly killed his wife and injured their five children, attacking them with a knife, in the jurisdiction of Nishtar Colony police here on Sunday.
Identified as Arshad, the suspect was arrested by the police and booked for murder.
A police official says the incident took place at Hakim Chowk where the suspect had a quarrel with his wife over some domestic issue a couple of days back. After the quarrel, his wife, along with their five children, went to his parents’ house.
On Sunday, he says, Arshad went to his in-laws’ house to bring his wife and children back, but she refused to return.
Annoyed by her refusal, the suspect attacked his wife with a knife and also injured the children when they tried to rescue their mother. The woman was critically injured in the attack.
The police rushed to the spot, along with the Rescue 1122 officials, on being informed about the incident.
The Rescue 1122 staff shifted the injured woman and children to the hospital. Later, the woman succumbed to her wounds at the hospital, while the condition of one of the children is also stated to be serious.
Published in Dawn, November 2nd, 2026.
