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Karachi police have established a high-powered committee to investigate the deaths of five family members found inside a locked apartment in Ahsanabad. The victims include Dr Umer, aged 45, his wife Mehwish, 35, and their three daughters ranging from age ten down to infancy. Officials report that while there is no evidence of homicide at this stage, the doctor was facing severe financial difficulties and had recently quit his job due to kidney cancer. The investigation aims to uncover all facts using modern investigative methods without overlooking any details.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-22,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
In KARACHI, a disturbing incident occurred on Sunday when five family members were found dead in an apartment in Scheme-33 off Superhighway. The deceased included 45-year-old Dr Umer, his 35-year-old wife Mehwish, and their three young daughters aged 13, two, and four. Neighbors noticed a foul smell coming from the flat and alerted police who had to break down the locked door before entering.
Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed found no apparent injury marks on the bodies and noted they were in an advanced stage of decomposition, indicating their deaths occurred several days prior to discovery. The cause of death is pending post-mortem examination and DNA analysis.
To investigate this tragic case further, IGP Javed Alam Odho established a high-powered body with highly trained officers and forensic experts. He directed them to use modern investigative techniques without overlooking any aspect of the probe until conclusive evidence emerges. Despite initial inquiries suggesting tough financial conditions for the family, no clear signs of foul play have been identified yet by investigators.
Written for “Karachi Family Murder Investigation” on 2026-10-04,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
While investigators said they have so far found no evidence to suggest that the death of five members of a family in an Ahsanabad apartment was a homicide, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Javed Alam Odho has decided to establish a high-powered body to investigate the incident that has sent shock waves through the city.
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The couple, identified as Dr Umer, 45, and Mehwish, 35, their daughter Zainab, 10, and two other minor daughters were found dead on Sunday inside a room of the flat located on the seventh floor of the building, officials said, adding that the bodies were recovered after the door, which was locked from the inside, was broken open.
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On Monday, IGP Odho asked the city police chief to form a committee and make highly trained investigating officers and forensic experts its part.
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“All facts of the incident should be brought to light with the help of modern investigative and technical means,” he said, adding: “No aspect should be overlooked during the investigation process and the probe should be taken to its logical conclusion on the basis of evidence.”
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City police chief says investigations underway but no evidence of homicide found so far
Karachi police chief Azad Khan told Dawn that the exact cause of death had not yet been ascertained.
“So far, no evidence had emerged to suggest that it was a homicide.
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It had been verified that the doctor was facing acute financial problems and had also been diagnosed with kidney cancer.
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doctor → verify → cancer
He had left his job at a private hospital.
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However, no final conclusion could be drawn at this stage,” he said.
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As the corpses were shifted to the Edhi morgue, an Edhi Foundation spokesperson said that the bodies were handed over to their relatives late on Monday evening.
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bodies → shift → evening
The city police chief said that the deceased doctor’s brother and father-in-law had arrived in the city from Punjab in the evening.
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brother → say → evening
He said investigators would take the relatives to the spot and conduct a thorough search in their presence.
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He said that an FIR had not been registered yet.
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East SSP Investigation Mohammed Usman Sadozai told Dawn: “We are investigating the case from every possible angle.”
SITE Superhighway Industrial Area SHO Mohammed Nawaz said that neighbours had informed the police that the doctor had been a victim of street crime.
The neighbours also told the police about tough financial conditions the family was undergoing.
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family → tell → conditions
The SHO said not a single penny was found in the flat, while the kitchen and refrigerator were also empty.
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kitchen → say → flat
He said after his diagnosis, the doctor had reportedly stopped going to the hospital where he worked since August without any intimation.
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he → say → intimation
The hospital administration told the police that they tried to persuade him not to quit as they would arrange for his treatment but he left the job.
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he → tell → job
He formally resigned from the hospital on Sept 15, saying that he was going to Punjab for his treatment.
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he → resign → treatment
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