honour killing

There is considerable resistance to believing anything other than the worst

The alleged attacker was reportedly trying to stop the married woman from eloping

Locals say Shakil did not have high moral standards; was a thief

Khan admitted that he killed his sister because he found her talking to a boy on the doorstep

In-depth studies of crimes against women trace its roots to a patriarchal mindset

The horrific murder of 17-year-old Sumera in Karachi’s Orangi Town sent shockwaves around the globe

Government promised but did nothing to end the curse of jirgas after one had ordered the gang rape of Mukhtaran Mai

Muhammad Hakeem managed to flee the scene after committing the crime

What happened with Ambreen may be a new low in our long history of unimaginable horrors against girls and women

The superior courts of this country have given a clear verdict that jirgas themselves are “unlawful and illegal"

The case has underlined how weak the tentacles of formal Pakistani justice are even close to the centre of government

Around four months ago, his step sister Ayesha had eloped with a man from the area but she had returned home later

Victim was drugged, strangled and torched for facilitating love affair

Police have arrested 13 members of the jirga who ordered the murder of the girl

They voiced their concern by protesting in front of Peshawar Press Club on Tuesday

Sumera’s brother had stabbed her last week for speaking to a stranger

Accused confesses to police; says murder was aimed at salvaging the family's honour

A resident of Orangi Town, Karachi stabbed his sister multiple times after beating her severely

He confessed that he killed her because he caught her talking to a boy at their doorstep

Say it projects negative face of society

The police spokesperson said the suspects had confessed to the killings

he police registered an FIR and started investigation

Saima Bibi returned to parents home where rumours spread of extramarital relationship

Government accused of not amending anti-Islamic clauses

Police suspect it was a case of honor killing; husband still on the run

Qari Nisar Ahmad, Gulfeem Bibi shot dead by latter’s brother

Pari Bibi, who was 15, was killed over the suspicion of being romantically involved with a boy from the same village

Swara marriage attempt foiled by police in Upper Dir

Petition filed against court order to exhume two victims for autopsy

SHO becomes complainant for case, suspects honour killing

It was Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s award for her documentary, A Girl in the River and what unfolded afterwards in...

Three men armed with sickles and sharp weapons attacked the 22-year-old student and his wife

Reports suggest Suraya Shar, wife of Shakeel, was allegedly gunned down in Pathan Colony, by her brothers-in-law

They were wanted for killing a resident of Mughalpura

A case has been registered against Idrees on the complaint of Inamullah, Zainab Bibi’s brother

Senator Israrullah Zehri’s stance is that honour killings are time-honoured customs which must not be discontinued

Idrees says Zainab Bibi developed relations with their neighbour when his father was out of town

Police say former husband and his father behind the murder

Nazar Muhammad Soomro suspected that his daughter was having illicit relations with somebody in the village

World does not see a Pakistan that is diseased, but a Pakistan that is fighting to end the disease with valour

In any other country, Sharmeen’s return would have been met with a public welcome. Instead, we were all silent

Rama Kunwar hoped her family had forgiven her for marrying against their wishes

According to police, Mohammad Asif had previously murdered his mother four or five years ago and was later set free

Rehmat killed 18-year-old daughter after she failed to tell him where she had been for about five hours

In our society, there is honour in murder, not of an aggressor or a tyrant, but of an innocent

Sessions court in Lahore also imposes fine of Rs1 million on both the accused

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has made his personal position in respect of honour killing crystal clear

Expresses his firm resolve to give equal status to women

The police dug up the septic tank in the courtyard of the house and recovered the body from it

The victim was strangled to death with a plastic rope