Overview
- Three siblings were found dead in their Ichhra apartment on Thursday, each with fatal throat wounds, and were identified as Momina Batool, Momin Raza, and Ume Habiba.
- A Lahore magistrate on Friday ordered a five-day physical remand for the mother, Rida, after police said she was the prime suspect and had reportedly confessed during interrogation.
- Police say phone records and mobile payments point to contact between the accused and a man in Jhang named Shehryar, who will be questioned, with all claims still subject to court review.
- CCTV obtained from the area shows the woman leaving the building before 10am near the suspected time of the killings, and investigators say the scene may have been managed after the attack.
- Senior Punjab officials ordered swift progress as special teams process forensic, CCTV, and mobile data, with the father released after questioning and recent child-killing cases in Punjab heightening public alarm.