December 25, 2005	Sunday	Ziqa’ad 22, 1426

Four girls slain by father in Burewala

MULTAN, Dec 24: A man on Saturday allegedly killed his four daughters by slitting their throats while they slept in their home in Burewala after the eldest married a man of her choice, police said.

“The man came to a police station to court arrest after killing his four daughters,” senior police officer Mukhtar Iqbal Tikka told AFP.

Nazeer Ahmed, a labourer, was angry over his eldest daughter’s love marriage and killed her with her three sisters, fearing they might follow her, Mr Tikka said.

Ahmed apparently told police his eldest daughter Muqaddas Bibi, 25, had married a man of her choice against his wishes and the marriage had tarnished the family’s honour so he plotted to kill her and his other daughters.

While Muqaddas was asleep with her sisters Bano Bibi, 12, Sumera Bibi, 8, and Humera, 6, he allegedly cut their throats with a sharp knife, Mr Tikka said.