A man allegedly gunned down his wife and sister in the name of 'honour' on Monday in the village of Atta Golata in Sindh's Kashmore district, police officials told Dawn.

Station House Officer (SHO) Mohammed Saleem Pathan said the suspect, Nadeem Golato, opened fire on his wife Babra, 20, and sister Ameera, 15, after an altercation and managed to flee the scene of the crime.

The SHO, quoting the suspect's father, Dostan, said Nadeem used to work in Karachi and had returned to the village a few days ago. During a heated exchange with his wife, which his sister intervened in, Nadeem allegedly shot both with a TT pistol.

Locals in the area alleged that Nadeem 'suspected his wife's character'.

The bodies were handed over to their respective families after a postmortem examination and medical formalities were completed at Kashmore Hospital.

No case has been registered against Nadeem as yet, police said.