Sindh Home Minister Zia-ul-Hassan Lanjar takes notice of the discovery of five bodies in Bin Qasim, Malir.

Sindh Home Minister Zia-ul-Hassan Lanjar took notice of the discovery of five bodies in Bin Qasim, Malir, in Karachi, and directed the SSP Malir to brief him in detail on the incident. He ordered that every possible measure be taken to uncover the facts and motives behind it, that the investigation cover all angles, and that those involved be identified and dealt with in accordance with the law, with police using all available resources.

According to Dawn, the five members of one family were found dead on Tuesday 13 October in a locked one-room apartment in Block J of Gulshan-i-Falaknaz in Bin Qasim Town. They were a middle-aged couple, their two daughters, both under six, and the husband's sister, who was in her early 20s.

Station House Officer Faisal Rafiq said the apartment was locked from the inside, that the couple had suffered fatal injuries, and that a pistol was recovered at the scene. Police have not announced a cause of death. The Edhi rescue service took the bodies to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre.

Sindh IG Javed Alam Odho called for a transparent and impartial investigation covering every aspect of the incident to establish the actual cause of the deaths. He told officers to ensure immediate collection of evidence, fulfilment of legal requirements including forensic analysis, and examination of any criminal angle.

This report was expanded on 1 November 2026 using reporting from Dawn. We have not named the family; police had not announced a cause of death when this was written.