Parkman hacked his wife and seven children to death. “Can’t feed them anymore”

A man in Pakistan’s Punjab province has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife and seven minor children, police said Thursday.

According to the police, the defendant was a part-time worker. Due to his poor financial situation and mental disorder, he often had quarrels with his wife.

The accused, Sajjad Khokhar, allegedly attacked his wife Kausar (42) and seven children (four daughters and three children) with an ax in Alipur, Muzaffargarh district. sons, aged between 8 months and 10 years old) and killed them on the spot.pakistan news agency PTI the report said.

During interrogation, he admitted his crime and claimed he took the extreme step because he could no longer support his children, police said.

State Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz took notice of the incident and expressed grief over the incident and sought a report from the Inspector General of Police.

It is worth noting that Pakistan is going through a severe financial crisis.

Last month, Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund reached a staff-level agreement on the second and final review of the $3 billion standby arrangement, which if approved by the IMF board, would provide a boost to the troubled country. South Asian countries released about $1.1 billion.

(with PTI input)