In Karachi, a father kills his son for “not offering prayers.”

A 24-year-old man named Sohail was brutally murdered by his own father for not saying prayers, according to a private TV channel, in a horrific occurrence that stunned the people of Karachi.

On Wednesday morning, the event took place in Block 11 of the Gulistan-e-Johar neighbourhood.

The father, identified as Haji Saeed, returned from the Fajr prayer and found his son sleeping. Without any warning, Saeed hit Sohail with a hammer which led to his death.

The accused claimed that he had repeatedly warned his children, including Sohail, to offer prayers on time. But the victim did not pay heed. Frustrated and angry, Saeed lost control and killed his own son.

The police were notified of the crime, and upon arriving at the scene, they apprehended the accused. A hammer and a knife, which are believed to have been used in the murder, were also found at the crime scene.

The body was later shifted to Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center for a postmortem examination.

The Shahrah-e-Faisal police station registered a case against the father under the charges of murder