World News | Pakistan: Son kills father in Karachi over family dispute

Karachi [Pakistan]April 9 (ANI): A son killed his father in a family dispute in Karachi on Sunday, ARY News reported, citing police.

According to details, the son opened fire on his 60-year-old father near the Mahmudbad Railway tracks within the Mahmudbad police station in Karachi. The victim has been identified as Salah Anwar.

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The victim’s body has been transferred to Jinnah Hospital for further processing.

According to ARY News, according to the police, the defendant managed to escape from the scene after the incident, but the police are launching a search operation in various places to arrest him.

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Citing preliminary investigations, police officials said Anwar’s relationship with his sons had not been “good” in the year and a half since divorcing his wife.

According to police, the victim and defendant lived in different houses on the same block, and the police department received several petitions about their altercation prior to the gruesome murder.

On November 3, a man in Karachi murdered father and son for allegedly stealing wi-fi passwords.

Qasim threatened victims Farouk and his young son Harris for allegedly stealing his WiFi passwords and internet services. According to ARY News, Haris was a graduate student at the University of Karachi, while his father, Farooq, worked in a steel mill.

Business Brecorder recently reported that street crime has increased in Pakistan, especially in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad, amid the depreciation of the Pakistani rupee.

The increase in street crime is a symptom of deeper unease in Pakistani society, stemming from growing inequality, poverty and unemployment.

In Pakistan some gangs are becoming unrivaled. Karachi, the country’s largest urban center, for example, has seen some statistics show that street crime has dropped from its peak a few years ago. But it still exists. (Arnie)

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