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‘Honour’ crime: 10th class girl, 11th class boy found killed
MULTAN: A boy and a girl were found killed on Wednesday in Jahanian, a sub district of Khanewal. The two were accused of having eloped on Tuesday night. Police have arrested the girl’s brother, Waqas, and her uncle, Mulazim Hussain, on a complaint by the boy’s brother, Khalid. Some other members of the girl’s family, .. read more
Jul
Honour killing rocks capital
ISLAMABAD, July 19: A man allegedly murdered his sister in the name of honour in capital’s rural area. According to police, the accused was upset over his sister’s secret marriage. The incident took place at Satti Town located in Kirpa where the brother in a fit of rage allegedly shot Motia Bibi 19, dead when .. read more
Jul
19-year-old Gaza girl murdered in 'honor killing,' says rights groups
A 19-year-old girl was murdered overnight in a refugee camp in Gaza City by her brother and father in an apparent “honor killing,” a Palestinian rights groups said on Wednesday. In a statement, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) said that the body of the girl, identified only by the initials “WMQ,” arrived at .. read more
Jul
Afghan teen murder spotlights growing violence against women
(Reuters) – Pressing her cheek against the fresh grave of her newly married teenage daughter, Sabera yowls as she gently smears clumps of dirt over her tear-stained face. “My daughter! Why did they kill you so brutally?” the mother screams in the sparsely filled cemetery in Parwan province, 65 km (40 miles) north of the .. read more
Jul
Father and son beaten, crushed under tractor
Now there’s been an honour killing in Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav’s own backyard. A hair-raising incident of daylight murder has been reported in Etawah, the CM’s home town, where some members of the Thakur community allegedly killed a Dalit father-son duo over a love affair. Though the incident occurred on Saturday, it came .. read more
Jul
Honor Killing in India shocks many, raises fears
NEW DELHI: The murder of a 17-year-old India girl by her father over an alleged affair has highlighted the fears among women’s rights advocates in the country that honor killings are on the rise. The girl police said, was strangled to death by her father after he discovered she was having an affair with a .. read more
Jun
BROTHER KILLS SISTER FOR HONOUR IN UDHAMPUR
Udhampur, June 12: A youth was arrested by the police, here today, for allegedly killing his elder sister because of her relationship with a boy. Police said that the preliminary investigation into a mysterious murder of Ushad Devi alias Neetu of Thatti Pathwad village of this district pointed out that it was a case of .. read more
Jun
