A 13-year-old girl was allegedly shot dead by her cousin in Mianwali for leaving home without a hijab, according to a first information report filed by her father.
The father told police that he was accompanying his daughter to buy groceries when the suspect, identified as Jawad, stopped them along the way.
According to the FIR, Jawad threatened the girl over leaving the house without a hijab before firing seven shots from a pistol. She died at the scene.
The father alleged that the suspect, his brother’s son, had previously warned his daughter against going outside without a hijab.
Police said the incident occurred a day before it was reported and that the suspect had fled. Efforts to locate and arrest him were underway.
A case has been registered on the father’s complaint under provisions relating to murder in the name of honor.
The account of the confrontation and the alleged motive is based on the father’s statement recorded in the FIR. Police have not announced an arrest.
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