Rights Activist Asiya Akbar Shot Dead In DG Khan
Mahnoor Sheikh (@mahnoorsheikh03) Published June 19, 2018 | 05:11 PM
Asiya Akbar was reportedly killed by younger sister’s father-in-law.
DG Khan (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 19th June, 2018) A local rights activist and poet was killed in the name of honor in Dera Ghazi Khan on Tuesday.
According to details, social worker and women’s rights activist Asiya Akbar was reportedly killed by younger sister’s father-in-law.
According to police sources, Asiya was traveling through van to Khanpur when two men forced her out of the vehicle and shot her at Foja Basti area of Dera Ghazi Khan. She died on the spot.
According to reports, the father-in-law of her younger sister, Aqsa, suspected that the social worker was ‘poisoning’ her against his family.
After 15 days of Aqsa’s marriage, Akbar brought her back to DG Khan where she had moved after tying the knot.
Police said that Aqsa’s father-in-law shot her on suspicion and fled the scene. The police added that Asiya had filed a case for her missing sister.
Further investigations are underway and raids are being conducted to arrest the accused.
Meanwhile, Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Dr Hasan Askari Rizvi has taken notice of the incident and has demanded a report from the authorities.
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