Honour killing: Girl shot dead by brother in Islamabad

The police have registered a case against Abbas on the complaint on Manzar Hussain

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NILORE:
A 17-year-old girl was allegedly killed for honour in the Nilore area of Islamabad on Tuesday.

The victim, Sundus Shaheen*, is said to have wanted to marry of her own will, according to the police.

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Authorities said the girl’s brother, Adeel Abbas, allegedly shot his sister dead at their house after an argument broke out between the siblings on the matter.

Following the incident, a neighbour informed the local police, who shifted the girl’s body to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Science for medico-legal formalities. The police have registered a case against Abbas on the complaint on Manzar Hussain.


Last week, a young woman was allegedly killed by her in-laws allegedly for ‘honour’ in Padidan Town of Sindh’s Naushahro Feroze district.

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According to reports, Suraya Shar, wife of Shakeel, was allegedly gunned down in Pathan Colony, by her brothers-in-law.

The body of the victim was shifted a local medical facility for postmortem examination and legal formalities.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 16th, 2016.
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