Pakistani-Australian family brutally murdered Family of five strangled to death and their bodies dumped in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad over a suspected inherited-land dispute. PT1M5S http://www.smh.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-2vw47 620 349 October 21, 2013 - 1:40PM A friend of the family, Hanif Khan, claimed that Mr Khan told him he had bought a gun about a week before he and his family were killed: ""He mentioned to me he bought a gun. He told me he bought a Kalashnikov or something and I started laughing with him (saying) "Do you know how to fire it?""" Mr Khan said he was surprised, believing that as a well-educated executive for Pakistani phone company Mobillinc, he would not need a gun. His friend had never said he and his family were in danger. "" (I said) "You're a big officer, why do you need a gun?" He didn't tell me for what reason, but he said "In Pakistan you need this kind of thing,""" he said. ""I don't think he was that worried...because for him the door was open, any time he can come here and send his family (to Australia) but no one knows."" Speaking from Melbourne, he said that he had warned Mr Khan not to post too many updates on his Facebook profile that showed how wealthy he was, for fear he would be targeted for a kidnapping. ""I told him "Amir, please don't take pictures with your new four-wheel-drive or land cruiser...or (of) houses or that you're in Dubai, Singapore, in Pakistan it's not safe. Don't post these kind of things because in Pakistan rich people can't show their money. But you're showing them "I'm here" (on Facebook). It's too dangerous,"" Mr Khan said. He said the family was ""unbelieveably kind, soft, beautiful, good company. (They were the) nicest family. I have many friends but they were really close to me because (there was) no lying, they were a simple family, easy to talk to."" with Jane Lee