Overview
- Police were alerted around 7 a.m. to a house in Kausar Niazi Colony, North Nazimabad, where two girls were found dead and their father was detained at the scene.
- The victims were identified as 14-year-old Aaliyah and 8-year-old Zainab, and their bodies were moved to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal procedures.
- Investigators say the suspect stated he killed the elder for talking to someone on a mobile phone and then killed the younger after she awoke and witnessed the attack.
- Officers recovered a knife and called the Crime Scene Unit to collect evidence as a formal case is prepared.
- Relatives described a history of violent behavior and financial strain has been noted in preliminary probes, while enraged residents assaulted the suspect before police intervened.