honour killing

Qandeel Baloch represented resistance to patriarchy, poverty, to prudery, hypocrisy and our stifling public morality

I can’t remember when I last watched a parliament session in Islamabad which was televised

Accused opened fire on his wife after suspecting she was having an illicit affair with another man; he is on the run

Victims were murdered by their families or partner's relatives in three separate incidents this week

Of the 344 women killed in 2015, 170 occurred in Punjab

Human rights activists express their concern over delay in enacting laws against offences of honour killing and rape

Demand government enact laws against gender discrimination

"Since January 2016, 29 women have been killed in the name of honour in Swat," says activist

Allah Ditta was stabbed multiple times after assailants spotted him in village of woman he was having affair with

The dominant patriarchal culture that thrives on seeking to control women is finding itself on the back foot

Abdul Majeed Laghari, a 30-year-old labourer, was killed in Hondal Khan Laghari village

If you are a poor woman, and dare to choose, your home is where you are killed, and at the hands of your own family

Parents of the social media starlet have also been included in the investigation, police say

Former Ruet-e-Hilal Committee member was censured for appearing in ‘selfies’ with murdered social media celebrity

There were 933 honour killing cases in 2015, according to Pakistan's Federal Ministry of Law

President Mamnoon Hussain has summoned the 250th session of the Senate on Monday

Scores of fans and sympathisers lit candles and chanted slogans at Liberty Chowk

Family honour: Woman shot, injured in Mansehra

Say issue such as honour killings must be highlighted through positive debates

The woman’s alleged male friend was also wounded in the incident

Mansha shot dead Kaneez Bibi after accusing her of developing illicit relations with aother man in the locality

Mother of two, Nazia Bibi was strangled by her husband over suspicion of having an illicit relationship with neighbour

19-year-old Maria Sadaqat made headlines after claims she was tortured then set alight for refusing marriage proposal

Victim's father believes the girl's life is also in danger

Wife was asleep when the snake had bitten her, police say

According to Shaheena, four men barged into her house and attempted to rape her; police deny occurrence of incident

UN official urges Pakistan to curb honour killing incidents

In our culture, we throw young girls into marriages at ages when they have not yet understood their bodies

Rights minister says steps are being taken to curb violence against women

The Balochistan Levies have lodged a case against Saleh, officials said

The bodies were taken to the Chak Jhumra Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital for post-mortem examination

She told the court that she had no regrets over her action.

Hundreds of women are murdered by relatives each year on the pretext of defending what is seen as family honour

Postmortem report reveals that deceased Aqsa was pregnant and was to deliver the baby in four days

On Sunday a young girl was killed by her brother for insisting on marrying the man of her choice in Sialkot

Muqaddas Bibi, 22, pregnant with her second child married Taufiq Ahmed three years ago in defiance of her family

Anum Ishaq masih, who was in her late teens, wanted to marry a Christian neighbour but her family was against it

In the traditional Baloch tribal society, women enjoyed far more respect than what the situation is today

Anis reportedly confesses to helping his mother kill his own sister

The PTI chief whip said incidents of violence and hatred against women were rising at an alarming pace

PCSW praises police for pursuing case

Teenager was set  alight on Wednesday

During the Senate proceedings of June 9, the alarming increase in honour killings were discussed at length

Police say Muhammad Ashraf killed his daughter Saba and her husband Karamat Ali a day after couple reached their home

Investigation Officer Nazir Ahmad Aoupal said the mother had confessed to her crime

Zeenat was set on fire Wednesday, a week after she wed 20-year-old Hasan Khan against wishes of her family

The vicious murder has sparked fresh calls for action against so-called 'honour killings' in the country

Zeenat Bibi was set on fire Wednesday by her mother in Lahore

Zeenat was strangled and then set on fire for eloping with her neighbour

Police say 17-year-old victim eloped with a man she liked