Pakistan: Nine members of family killed, set on fire
Islamabad, July 1 (IBNS); Nine members of a family were killed and then set on fire in Pakistan's Multan area, media reports said.
The incident occurred in Multan's Ahsanabad area.
CPO Mahmood told Geo News that the victims were killed by firing, while one victim is in critical condition.
Police told the news channel that the suspect identified as Ajmal killed his wife, children and sister-in-law with his father Zafar.
Ajmal used to work in Saudi Arabia and had returned a few days ago, police told the Pakistan-based news channel, adding that both son and father have been arrested.
Investigation into the incident is going on.
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