Summary The family members were sleeping when the miscreants attacked them.
MULTAN (Web Desk) – In a shocking incident, two unknown suspects barged into a house and doused five of a family including two children with acid in Multan’s Shujabad area on Friday morning, Dunya News reported.
The family members were sleeping when the miscreants entered the house situated near Shujabad Railway Station and threw acid on them.
30-year-old Shahid, his 20-year-old wife Iqra, two daughters including Alishba (2), Zara (1) and another relative were severely injured in the incident while the attackers managed to escape from the scene.
The affected family members were immediately rushed to the Tehsil Headquarter Hospital.
According to doctors, Iqra’s body has suffered 70% burns. Later, she was moved to Multan’s Nishtaq Hospital in critical condition.
Shujabad City Police Station has launched investigation into the incident.
According to the Human Rights Commission, 55 acid attacks took place in Pakistan last year. To date, only 17 arrests have been made.
