Man shoots himself dead

Karachi: A man allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself in the Landhi area on Monday. According to the police, the incident took place at a house located in New Muzaffarabad Colony within the limits of the Quaidabad police station. The deceased was taken to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, where he was identified as 30-year-old Ghalib, son of Aurangzaib. Police said he had been afflicted with a mental illness and had also attempted to kill his father and wife, but shot himself dead after they escaped.