KARACHI: A young man committed suicide after killing his estranged wife in Malir on Thursday, police said.

The Al-Falah police said Bilal Hameed, 30, shot dead his 22-year-old wife, Javeria, and ended his life by shooting himself in his in-laws’ house in Golden Town near Wireless Gate.

Korangi-SSP Tariq Nawaz said the couple had tied the knot around one and a half years ago. However, differences had recently emerged between them over domestic issues, and the woman had left the home and started living with her parents. Later, she also filed a case for dissolution of marriage.

On Thursday, Bilal visited his in-laws’ for some reconciliation, which did not materialize. After a heated argument, he took out a pistol and shot his wife before committing suicide with the same pistol, the SSP said.

The bodies were shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for medico-legal formalities.

Source: Dawn