Karachi, June 5 -- A Karachi court remanded a man accused of murdering his wife by hitting her with an iron rod to police custody for two days, according to Geo News.

The suspect, 63-year-old Asghar Ali, appeared before the Judicial Magistrate (West), who approved his two-day physical remand. He was then handed over to police for further investigation.

During the hearing, the police told the court that the suspect's criminal history is still under verification.

Geo News reported that Asghar Ali has confessed to the crime and the alleged murder weapon has already been recovered.

The accused has been registered in a murder case at the Pakistan Bazaar police station based on a state complaint.

According to Geo News, the man turned himse...