An angry brother shot his elder sister dead because she voted in local elections after he had forbidden her to do so, police said Wednesday. The murder occurred in the town of Taxila 25 kilometres (15 miles) west of Islamabad on Tuesday, according to officials. Danish Ali, 20, was furious because his sister Asifa Noreen, a 32-year old schoolteacher, had defied his instructions and cast her vote, local police official Naeem Abbas told AFP.
"According to a report filed by the deceased's father, Ali shot Noreen with his pistol and she died on the spot at their home," Abbas said. Police were still hunting for Ali, who is on the run.