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"publishedAt": "2026-04-25T11:32:07.000Z",
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"textContent": "ISLAMABAD: Four members of a family, including a woman and a teenager, were gunned down in the capital’s suburbs, a police official said on Saturday.\n\nAccording to the police official, the incident occurred in a house located in the Jhangi Syedan area, adjacent to Sectors I-15 and I-18 of Islamabad.\n\nThe police official said people in the neighbourhood heard gunshots in the morning and informed police about the incident.\n\nUpon reaching the spot, a police team found four bodies on the first floor of the house, with two victims on separate beds and one on the floor.\n\nAll victims sustained bullet injuries on their heads, the police official said.\n\nThe victims were identified as Mula Khalil; his wife, Shamim Bibi; their 14-year-old son, Musa Khan; and Habib Majid, believed to be Shamim Bibi’s brother.\n\nPolice shifted the bodies to a hospital for medical-legal procedures.\n\nThe reason behind the killing was yet to be ascertained, but police suspected it could be an incident of so-called honour killing.\n\nPreliminary investigations suggested that the family hailed from Swat, and Majid had acquired the house on rent a few years ago.",
"title": "Four family members gunned down in Islamabad suburbs, police say"
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