A Mianwali girl killed in an alleged family shooting has drawn police action after her father reported that his 13-year-old daughter was shot dead by her cousin for leaving home without a hijab. The claim is set out in a first information report (FIR)—the formal police complaint that starts a criminal case—filed by the girl’s father. Police have not announced an arrest.
What the father told police
The father said he was with his daughter on the way to buy groceries when the suspect, named as Jawad, stopped them. According to the FIR, Jawad threatened the girl over leaving the house without a hijab and then fired seven shots from a pistol. She died at the scene.
The father also alleged that Jawad—described as his brother’s son—had earlier warned his daughter against going outside without a hijab. That alleged motive and the account of the confrontation rest on the father’s statement recorded in the FIR.
Police case and search for the suspect
Police said the incident took place a day before it was reported to them. They said the suspect had fled and that efforts to find and arrest him were underway. A case was registered on the father’s complaint under legal provisions relating to murder in the name of honour.
As of the latest available account, officers had not said they had taken Jawad into custody. The Mianwali girl killed in this case remains the subject of an active search for the accused, based on the father’s complaint.
Why the allegation matters
The FIR frames the killing as linked to control over a girl’s dress and movement—specifically the claim that she was punished for going out without a hijab. Whether that motive is proven will depend on the investigation and any court proceedings that follow. For now, the recorded complaint is the main public account of what happened on that grocery trip in Mianwali.
Families and neighbours often learn of such cases only after an FIR is filed, when police begin looking for a suspect who has already left the area. Here, the delay of about a day between the alleged shooting and the report, together with the suspect’s flight, means early details may still change as officers pursue leads.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Mianwali mein ek 13 saal ki larki ko us ke cousin Jawad ne alleged tor par goliyan maar kar qatal kar diya. Baap ke mutabiq larki hijab ke baghair ghar se grocery lene gayi thi, jab Jawad ne unhein rok kar saat shots chalaye. Police kehti hai ke qatal report se ek din pehle hua, aur jawan abhi farar hai. Case honour ke naam par murder ke zair-e-daawa darj ho chuka hai; arrest abhi announce nahi hui.
