On Monday evening, Nooruddin came to Parachinar to elope with the girl but her family found out and locked him in a room after roughing him up. DESIGN: FAIZAN DAWOOD
A man was allegedly stoned to death for attempting to elope with a girl in Parachinar, the headquarters of the Kurram tribal region, on Tuesday.
An official of the political administration and three tribesmen, including an elder of the local tribe confirmed The Express Tribune on condition of anonymity that the man, Nooruddin, was stoned to death near a graveyard in Parachinar around noon.
The tribal elder said the accused was blindfolded and brought to the ground where more than 300 men started throwing stones at him until he died.
Sources said that Nooruddin, a resident of Mianwali district of Punjab, was a government employee in Parachinar where he started a love affair with a local girl. He was transferred to Azad Kashmir. However, he continued to maintain the relationship.
On Monday evening, Nooruddin came to Parachinar to elope with the girl but her family found out and locked him in a room after roughing him up.
A jirga was convened to decide his fate. “It was decided that according to the tribal code ‘tora’, both the man and girl would be killed.” The fate of the girl remained unclear till the filing of this report.
Officially, the political administration refused to confirm the incident.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 13th, 2013.
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@Anjem Choudary
Not only is it allowed, it is promoted... you are soooooo right. They should not make a big deal about it. This is just the way normal people behave.
We should stone the people who are against this stoning. How dare they go against religion.
Shame on you btw.... i feel sorry for you. :/
Good job. Continue to make a fool of muslims with these barbaric arts. We don't need any enemies when our own people are stupid like this.
this is the future picture of Pakistan unless and until they rise up in arms against the real problem....The Talibaan and other terrorist organizations....stop supporting terrorists because once they start controlling the state.....these laws will enter the Law Books....and incidents like these will be a daily affair...just like the present bombings and bloodshed in Pakistan......
True islam in action
..koi patthar se na maro deewane ko...
Almost History is repeated...
It'sbarbaric
@Stranger,
Asking the girl is not Islamic. She is under the care of her male guardians.
This is allowed in Islam. Please don't make a big issue out of it.
When 300 people gather to witness the stoning, how the police did not get the news unless otherwise they had a share in this episode.
Did you ask the girl what she wanted. Perhaps she wanted to marry him then why not let them marry. Now life long she wont be happy.The memories will remain to haunt her. Poor thing.
Stoning to death is from the Torah. Its not Islamic!
Savages! Shame on them. Why should people not marry whom they choose ? Is there no one who can stand up to these forces of medievalism and barbarism. Jirgas should be banned and the ban should be strictly enforced. Who gives these jirgas the right to enforce their own barbaric version of the law.
Sickening! Should I call this Islamic or just Pakistani act.