According to the North Cantt police station on Saturday morning, unknown suspects stabbed a spiritual healer to death with no apparent motive.
"What'dja kill 'im for?"
"Because he... Ummm... I ain't sayin'." |
The police said the deceased Khalid Mehmood Shah Hashmi, had been living in a rented room in Hafizabad for the last three years. The owner of the house told the police, upon entering his room in the morning, he found the deceased on the floor.
"Yep. Dat's right, officer! Dere he lay, titzup! I could tell he wuz dead!"
"How could you tell?"
"Mainly from the smell." |
He added, Khalid Shah had worked as a security guard and a volunteer worker in the past, but had spent his time confined to his room for a recent period of time. The victim was known to distribute amulets to the locals.
"Hey, Khalid! You got anything for... ummm... never mind."
"Here, try one of my amulets."
"What's in it?"
"Verses from the Koran and the word 'Viägra' written between every line. It'll take care of your problem."
"Ummm... I ain't got a problem. But my friend does..." |
The heirs of the victim told the police that Khalid had been living in Lahore for the last 20 years with his family presiding in Hafizabad.
| "Dat's right, officer! He went out for a pack of cigarettes 20 years ago and never came back! An' here he wuz, living right in town for the past three years! Don't that beat all?" |
“We have no enmity with any person”, the widow added in a statement.
| "I wonder why he never called? He did have life insurance, didn't he?" |
According to police reports the victim was stabbed several times in the throat.
"That amulet didn't work, damn you! [SLICE!]"
"[GURK!]" |
The dead body was moved to the city morgue for an autopsy and a case has been registered against the unknown suspects.
"Dr. Quincy..."
"Yeah, yeah. Put him over there with the rest of 'em. Pakistani Idol is on." |
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