MULTAN: A young man killed his elder sister outside the Lahore High Court building here on Tuesday for contracting marriage with a man of her choice.
Police said Kulsoom, 22, of Rajanpur had married Rafaqat a few months ago without the consent of her family.
When the girl reached the gate of LHC’s Multan bench along with her husband on Tuesday to record her statement in connection with a case lodged by her family, her 17-year-old younger brother Zulqarnain opened fire. Kulsoom died on the spot while Rafaqat and a lawyer, Sohail, sustained injuries.
The injured were shifted to the Nishtar Hospital while Kulsoom’s body was moved to the hospital for autopsy.
Police arrested the accused and seized the weapon.
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