The incident occurred near Noorani Mosque in Upper Gizri’s Baloch Para, where the accused, identified as Samiullah, is alleged to have attacked his family with a sharp weapon.
Police have registered a murder case under Section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code at Clifton police station on the complaint of Faisal Khan, son of Naik Muhammad, the brother of the deceased woman. According to the FIR, the victims were identified as 43-year-old Kulsoom, wife of the accused, and their 11-year-old daughter, Maryam.
In his statement to the police, Faisal Khan, a resident of Gulshan-e-Nabeel, Hub Chowk, said his sister was living with her family near Noorani Mosque in Upper Gizri. He received information that his brother-in-law had stabbed Kulsoom and Maryam at their residence. On reaching Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, he learnt that both victims had been brought to the hospital after the attack.
The complainant further stated that the incident took place at around 9:30pm on December 5, when the accused allegedly attacked his wife and daughter with a knife. He urged the police to initiate legal proceedings against the suspect.
Police officials said the accused allegedly killed his wife on the spot and critically injured his daughter. Both were shifted to Jinnah Hospital in a Chhipa ambulance.
SHO Clifton Imran Saad reached the crime scene, arrested the accused, and recovered the alleged murder weapon. Police later confirmed the identities of the deceased and shifted the suspect to the police station for further investigation.
Police said preliminary investigations suggest that the double murder was the result of a domestic dispute.