The bodies of five individuals—including two young girls—were recovered from a single house in Karachi, while the bodies of three unidentified persons were found in Bannu.
In the Gulshan-e-Hadeed area of Karachi, the bodies of five members of the same family—including a husband and wife—were discovered in a house within a private housing society.
Police identified the deceased as 30-to-32-year-old Shahzeb, his wife Saba, Shahzeb’s sister Shumaila, and his two young daughters, reported to be aged four to five years and three to four years, respectively.
According to SSP Malir Dr. Abdul Khaliq Pirzada, a pistol was found in the house, and a handwritten letter was recovered from Shahzeb’s pocket. Police initially suspect that the two young girls were poisoned.
Dr. Pirzada stated that the definitive causes of the incident and the nature of the deaths would be determined following the investigation and the post-mortem report.
According to the police, the incident initially appears to be a case of alleged suicide.
The SSP noted that the affected family was living in a rented house.
He stated that when the landlord arrived, he knocked on the door for a long time before finally breaking it down, as it was bolted from the inside.
Police reported that the letter found in Shahzeb’s pocket mentioned financial hardship and the attitude of relatives.
Separately, the bodies of three unidentified individuals were recovered from Bannu.
According to the police, the bodies were found in the Shabri Bharat area of Bannu. Police state that the three individuals were shot dead, and an investigation is underway.
Police reported that the bodies have been shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital.
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