A man was killed by his wife's nephew over a child custody issue in the Pirabad area of Karachi on Thursday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

According to police, Mir Afzal of Afghan origin tied the knot with a Pakistani woman and the couple had a daughter too.

The man wanted to take his family to Afghanistan, police said, adding that the nephew of the wife of Afzal fired shots at him after an altercation over the matter took   

The police arrested the accused, identified as Abu Bakr, and seized the gun.