Two people including the brother of a girl who solemnised love marriage were shot dead by her husband in the Jhangi Wala area of Bahawalpur, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Saturday.
Police said that a man and woman contracted free will marriage which invited the wrath of the family of the woman.
The marriage dispute led the husband to confront the brother of his wife. He took out his gun and killed his brother-in-law and his friend following a row.
The slain persons were identified as 31-year-old Safdar and 35-year-old Haneef. They were residents of Musafar Khana.
In most of the love marriage cases, it has been observed that the lovebirds are usually put to death or tortured, but in this case, the man killed his brother-in-law who was against the marriage.
Reporter Mehmood Zaheer