Man kills family over friends
2002-09-21 11:13
Islamabad, Pakistan - A man angered over his daughter's decision to marry a Christian boy and his son's relationship with a Christian girl shot and killed his wife, four children and two other relatives on Saturday, police said.
The man, Mohammed Nawaz, a former employee of Pakistan's
Interior Ministry, turned himself in to police in the capital after committing the crime, said Ehsan Sadiq, a senior police official. Nawaz said he killed his family members to protect their honor.
"The accused is psychologically disturbed," Sadiq said.
Nawaz's wife belongs to a Christian family, but she converted to Islam to marry him. One of their daughters announced recently that she wanted to marry a Christian relative from her mother's family, and the son was also involved with a Christian girl, Sadiq said.
The victims included Nawaz's wife, two sons and two daughters,
as well as a son- and daughter-in-law.
About 97% of Pakistan's 145 million people are Muslim,
while most of the remaining three percent are Christian. - Sapa-AP
- SAPA