An entire Australian-Pakistani family of five, including a seven-year-old boy, have been brutally murdered in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, allegedly over a family land dispute.
The bodies of Amir Ullah Khan, his daughter Romana, 17, and sons Adam, 14, and Haider, 7, were found dumped in bushes in Bhoray Shah, on Islamabad's leafy middle-class southern outskirts, last Monday morning.
“Last year when you visited Australia, I told you not to go back to Pakistan," wrote one Melbourne man
Their hands and feet were bound with rope, their mouths taped, and they had been strangled to death with thin wire, according to police.
The Khan family: Father Amir Ullah Khan, mother Nazia Amir, daughter Romana, 17, elder son Adam, 14 and youngest son Haider, 7.
Similarly dumped in a nearby suburb, the bodies of Nazia Amir, Mr Khan's wife, and a family servant named Asghar were found. Ms Amir had been strangled, but Asghar had been stabbed.
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All five members of the Khan family were dual Pakistani-Australian nationals. They had lived in Melbourne for several years in the 2000s, before returning to Pakistan. The eldest two children were born in Australia, and Mr Khan had visited last year. The family still owned property and held bank accounts in Australia.
The family originally resettled in Nowshera, near the family’s ancestral village of Pirpiyai in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, but had recently moved to Islamabad after being threatened.
The Khan children (L to R): Romana, 17, Haider, 7, and Adam, 14.
Police suspect the family were murdered because of a long-running dispute between Mr Khan and members of his extended family over inherited land worth about $A960,000.
A branch of Mr Khan’s extended family stood to inherit several large tracts of land if he and his children died. A Melbourne friend of the family who asked not to be identified said the victim told him he had bought a gun about a week before the family were killed.
‘‘He mentioned to me he bought a gun. He told me he bought a Kalashnikov or something and I started laughing with him, [saying] ‘Do you know how to fire it?’’’
The Khan family, dual Australian-Pakistan citizens, were murdered in the Pakistani capital Islamabad last week, allegedly over a long-running family land dispute.
The family friend said he had been surprised, believing that a well-educated executive of Pakistani phone company Mobillinc would not need a gun.
The victim had never said that he and his family were in danger. The family friend said: ‘‘[I said] ‘You’re a big officer, why do you need a gun?’ He didn’t tell me for what reason, but he said ‘in Pakistan you need this kind of thing’.’’
‘‘I don’t think he was that worried ... because for him the door was open, any time he can come here [to Australia] and send his family but no one knows.’’
Speaking from Melbourne, the family friend said he had warned Mr Khan not to post too many updates on his Facebook profile that showed how wealthy he was, for fear he would be targeted by kidnappers.
‘‘I told him, ‘Amir, please don’t take pictures with your new four-wheel-drive or Land Cruiser ... or of houses or that you’re in Dubai, Singapore, in Pakistan, it’s not safe.’’
The friend of the family said the Khan's had been ‘‘unbelievably kind, soft, beautiful, good company’’.
The servant Asghar reportedly had been employed by the family for only a week before the murders, and local press quoted a police source as saying the man might have been involved in the crimes.
“We have some leads that the servant was planted in the family’s house by the killer or killers to get inside,” the source said.
The servant was reportedly hired by the Khan family on the recommendation of an extended family member.
“It looks [as though] the servant helped the group to strangulate Amir Ullah Khan, his wife and their three children and was himself stabbed to death to hide the identity of the killer or killers.”
Police found no signs of forced entry to the Khan household, but the family’s Land Cruiser was at the front of the house, its door open and the keys in the ignition.
Security guards posted in the street say they saw Asghar leaving the house, driving the Land Cruiser, about 4am, returning about an hour later.
Inspector-General of Police Sultan Azam said Mr Khan had received death threats recently.
“When the deceased move to Islamabad, he did not inform the local police about the threats. He just purchased weapons for his protection,” he said.
Mr Khan’s aunt and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa parliamentarian Nafeesa Inayatullah Khattak said the murders over land and money were senseless and destructive.
“They were such a loving, caring, close family. They didn’t deserve to lose their lives like this. They did nothing wrong. We want justice for what they did. It was so brutal. You don’t kill a child, a small boy, just because he is a witness,” she said.
Ms Khattak said she was confident the killers could be identified, but not that they would be brought to justice.
“This is Pakistan, everything is for sale. The judges are for sale, the investigators. These cases can be delayed, people get away without punishment.’’
Ms Khattak urged the Australian government to pressure Pakistani authorities to ensure a thorough investigation.
A spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs said: “Our high commission in Pakistan is working with authorities in Pakistan who have commenced an investigation into the suspected murders.
"The high commission and the department are also maintaining contact with family members."
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/australianpakistani-family-murdered-over-alleged-land-dispute-20131021-2vvqh.html#ixzz2iRGTttJp
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An Australian-Pakistani family of five have been murdered in Islamabad on last Monday. May their souls rest in peace.
Aameen
An entire Australian-Pakistani family of five, including a seven-year-old boy, have been brutally murdered in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, allegedly over a family land dispute.
The bodies of Amir Ullah Khan, his daughter Romana, 17, and sons Adam, 14, and Haider, 7, were found dumped in bushes in Bhoray Shah, on Islamabad's leafy middle-class southern outskirts, last Monday morning.
“Last year when you visited Australia, I told you not to go back to Pakistan," wrote one Melbourne man
Their hands and feet were bound with rope, their mouths taped, and they had been strangled to death with thin wire, according to police.
The Khan family: Father Amir Ullah Khan, mother Nazia Amir, daughter Romana, 17, elder son Adam, 14 and youngest son Haider, 7.
Similarly dumped in a nearby suburb, the bodies of Nazia Amir, Mr Khan's wife, and a family servant named Asghar were found. Ms Amir had been strangled, but Asghar had been stabbed.
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All five members of the Khan family were dual Pakistani-Australian nationals. They had lived in Melbourne for several years in the 2000s, before returning to Pakistan. The eldest two children were born in Australia, and Mr Khan had visited last year. The family still owned property and held bank accounts in Australia.
The family originally resettled in Nowshera, near the family’s ancestral village of Pirpiyai in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, but had recently moved to Islamabad after being threatened.
The Khan children (L to R): Romana, 17, Haider, 7, and Adam, 14.
Police suspect the family were murdered because of a long-running dispute between Mr Khan and members of his extended family over inherited land worth about $A960,000.
A branch of Mr Khan’s extended family stood to inherit several large tracts of land if he and his children died. A Melbourne friend of the family who asked not to be identified said the victim told him he had bought a gun about a week before the family were killed.
‘‘He mentioned to me he bought a gun. He told me he bought a Kalashnikov or something and I started laughing with him, [saying] ‘Do you know how to fire it?’’’
The Khan family, dual Australian-Pakistan citizens, were murdered in the Pakistani capital Islamabad last week, allegedly over a long-running family land dispute.
The family friend said he had been surprised, believing that a well-educated executive of Pakistani phone company Mobillinc would not need a gun.
The victim had never said that he and his family were in danger. The family friend said: ‘‘[I said] ‘You’re a big officer, why do you need a gun?’ He didn’t tell me for what reason, but he said ‘in Pakistan you need this kind of thing’.’’
‘‘I don’t think he was that worried ... because for him the door was open, any time he can come here [to Australia] and send his family but no one knows.’’
Speaking from Melbourne, the family friend said he had warned Mr Khan not to post too many updates on his Facebook profile that showed how wealthy he was, for fear he would be targeted by kidnappers.
‘‘I told him, ‘Amir, please don’t take pictures with your new four-wheel-drive or Land Cruiser ... or of houses or that you’re in Dubai, Singapore, in Pakistan, it’s not safe.’’
The friend of the family said the Khan's had been ‘‘unbelievably kind, soft, beautiful, good company’’.
The servant Asghar reportedly had been employed by the family for only a week before the murders, and local press quoted a police source as saying the man might have been involved in the crimes.
“We have some leads that the servant was planted in the family’s house by the killer or killers to get inside,” the source said.
The servant was reportedly hired by the Khan family on the recommendation of an extended family member.
“It looks [as though] the servant helped the group to strangulate Amir Ullah Khan, his wife and their three children and was himself stabbed to death to hide the identity of the killer or killers.”
Police found no signs of forced entry to the Khan household, but the family’s Land Cruiser was at the front of the house, its door open and the keys in the ignition.
Security guards posted in the street say they saw Asghar leaving the house, driving the Land Cruiser, about 4am, returning about an hour later.
Inspector-General of Police Sultan Azam said Mr Khan had received death threats recently.
“When the deceased move to Islamabad, he did not inform the local police about the threats. He just purchased weapons for his protection,” he said.
Mr Khan’s aunt and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa parliamentarian Nafeesa Inayatullah Khattak said the murders over land and money were senseless and destructive.
“They were such a loving, caring, close family. They didn’t deserve to lose their lives like this. They did nothing wrong. We want justice for what they did. It was so brutal. You don’t kill a child, a small boy, just because he is a witness,” she said.
Ms Khattak said she was confident the killers could be identified, but not that they would be brought to justice.
“This is Pakistan, everything is for sale. The judges are for sale, the investigators. These cases can be delayed, people get away without punishment.’’
Ms Khattak urged the Australian government to pressure Pakistani authorities to ensure a thorough investigation.
A spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs said: “Our high commission in Pakistan is working with authorities in Pakistan who have commenced an investigation into the suspected murders.
"The high commission and the department are also maintaining contact with family members."
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/australianpakistani-family-murdered-over-alleged-land-dispute-20131021-2vvqh.html#ixzz2iRGTttJp
An Australian-Pakistani family of five have been murdered in Islamabad on last Monday. May their souls rest in peace.
Aameen
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