{
  "id": 1862956,
  "title": "2 women killed by husbands in Charsadda",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/2-women-killed-by-husbands-in-charsadda",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T04:15:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2023716/2-women-killed-by-husbands-in-charsadda"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "CHARSADDA: Two women met tragic ends at the hands of their husbands, according to local police reports. In the Merakhail area, a man is accused of strangling his wife in a family dispute, while in Hajjiabad, a woman was allegedly shot dead following a quarrel. The bodies of both women were subsequently transferred to a hospital for further examination.",
  "summary": "CHARSADDA: Two women were allegedly killed by their husbands in separate incidents, police said here on Tuesday. The police said the first incident occurred in the Merakhail area, where a man allegedly strangled his wife over a family dispute. The deceased woman’s brother, Saleem Khan, reported to the police that he was at home when his nephew, Umair Alam, called and informed him that his…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "These brutal killings by husbands in Charsadda highlight a grim pattern of domestic violence in the area, underscoring the deadly consequences of family disputes for women.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}