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Karo-kari: Man kills 55-yr-old mother for ‘affair’

An elderly woman was gunned down by her son on the pretext of karo-kari.

Express February 22, 2011

SUKKUR: An elderly woman was gunned down by her son on the pretext of karo-kari in Hajano village on Sunday night. Later, the accused surrendered before the police.

Begum Khatoon, 55, wife of Dhani Bux Lohar, was sleeping when her 25-year-old son, Hussain Bux Lohar, shot her. Hussain and his friends later threw her body into Sherkot Shakh, situated 50 metres away from the village. The victim’s husband had gone to the fields.

Hussain suspected his mother was having an affair with a man named Gulzar Jaffery. Lakhi Ghulam Shah police sent the body to Lakhi Ghulam Shah hospital for an autopsy. The victim’s brother, Mehram Ali Lohar, has lodged an FIR No. 07/2011 against his nephew and two other accomplices.

Speaking from his jail cell, Hussain said, “I don’t have any regrets for killing my mother because she was kari and deserved punishment”. “I am a ‘ghairatmand’ person and will not spare the karo, once I am out of the lock-up.”

Published in The Express Tribune, February 22^nd, 2011.

COMMENTS (25)

SARA | 13 years ago | Reply they follow islam according to their needs so we cant say that islam teaches us all..its the illetrate people who do crime and give it a name of islamic act ( no wonder y we all are facing Allah's azab from every direction and in everyway)

SARA | 13 years ago | Reply 'zana' is haram in islam from the start...one Sahabi (cudnt recall his name) gave punishment to his own son BUT after investigating properly, in that incident the Sahabi only punished his son because as per investigation the girl was innocent and came herself for justice. And the punishment was '100 times hunter'. That shows in our religion only women should not only be punished in such situations, Following islam according to your style is biddat and that what all people are doing now adays and this incident is a perfect example. Victim's son did wrong even if his mother did this crime because in islam no one has right to murder anyone the '100 times hunter' is for the punishment. If his mother was wrong then the man with whom she was having affair should be treated same. but yes again double standards and a crowadly act.

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Jawad Haider Sumra. | 13 years ago | Reply The worst part of such a barberion act is that the one who commits it, does not repent. He rather he feels pride and believes to have secured blessings from Allah.

Irfan Nizamani | 13 years ago | Reply We always do nothing but condemn....have ever we realized our duty to reshape our lives society,nation and country.... each passing moment increases the burden of reshaping our lives, society, nation and country. we left our society over the rehm o karam of jayalaz feudal etc....think a feudal landlord is representing farmer, an industrialist to a labor...we need to realize the importance of our vote....."garhi khuda bux dilon pe raj krta hy"...jin zinda logon p raj krta hy they are to be blamed...we cannot put whole blame on an illiterate,poor and slave nation but we also to b blamed....much to say but.......... may ALLAH PAK bless uswith a dynamic and visionary leadership....

ISAC | 13 years ago | Reply @muhammad usman: It's misogyny sanctioned by the religion and the culture.

Bilal Khan | 13 years ago | Reply This is the very same society that is convinced that the hindus/kafirs are not worth living!!

Wow | 13 years ago | Reply Are only women in Pak society are characterless??? Is Man always as good as he should be ??? Shameless, cruel country for women

Jeddy | 13 years ago | Reply Nothing justifies murder

maria iram | 13 years ago | Reply karokari is the worst law in the rural areas and mostly it is used to take revenge from an enemy. the males of the family kill their enemy(male) along with any female of their family in pretext of karokari, which is most of the times a false allegation. they do this in order to justify the killing of the enemy and to make it legal. or sometimes a family is paid money to kill another person so they kill any female of their family along with him, put their bodies on a specific place and tell others that they caught the couple red-handed so killed them. a sound mind can very well agree to the fact that no women can dare top do any such mistake while living in the land of such voracious animals. (cannot call them humans.sorry!) well, one of the several roots of this disgusting act is the poverty.thanks to the current government!!

Candace | 13 years ago | Reply @muhammad usman: How about no killing at all? From either sex.

eah | 13 years ago | Reply @shahzeb: What would I do? I wouldn't commit murder, that's what.

ali | 13 years ago | Reply are we sure that we are humans..?

fayaz ali NooNari | 13 years ago | Reply Just Lack of Education that's Why these problems arises...

Le Mystique | 13 years ago | Reply A despicable crime. He should be given a harsh punishment!

Asif Raza Khaskheli | 13 years ago | Reply Another Day Another Poor Women killed on the pre text of the much taboo issue of karo kari what a shame :)

Imme | 13 years ago | Reply Sooner or later he will be free as its certain that such kind of henious crime has always been encouraged through ignorance by state and by very GaiR -yat- Mand awam.. this word has really sucked our society .i do agree with usman that men walk free after all doing such things and the only hell breaks when its woman. Lets not take this incident in isolation of what reminds me of a talkshow between Mullah shab and Vena..i think thats enough to describe our mentality as nation .

shahzeb | 13 years ago | Reply Given it was our country and under the stated circumstances it is difficult to comprehend how any one would have behaved differently, but having said that, It will be very interesting to know how you guys would behave, and please I hope you people do not take my candor as an insult because I sincerely do not mean that in any way, if you found out something of a similar nature about your own parents. How would you react or address the situation?

Natasha S. | 13 years ago | Reply sister, Even if he had proofs , what right does he have to kill any one?

sister | 13 years ago | Reply Did the son have proof or did he just kill his mother on the basis of say-so? Shame

Natasha S. | 13 years ago | Reply THIS is what needs to be highlighted, not topis and ajraks. Shameless. I believe he will be out in no time for this great ‘gherat-ful’ deed.*

Wajeeha Asrar | 13 years ago | Reply For the person who do not regret killing his own mother, I have nothing to say...

muhammad usman | 13 years ago | Reply pakistani society is full of hypocrisy & double standards! if a man sleeps with a woman the man is not said anything.but if a girl sleeps with a man all hell breaks loose,she's called the worst names,most often murdered to restore the family's honour.Why doesn't the family's honour need restoring when a man sleeps around?? We are a sick society full of self righteous hypocrites.

muhammad usman | 13 years ago | Reply why is it that women never kill husbands,brothers,fathers who have affairs??? Why always does the victim have to be a woman?? men sleep around all the time but are never put to death for damaging the family's honour.Why this injustice & blatant discrimination. If a man cheats he brings the same amount of "dishonour" to his family that a woman's sleeping around does.It's about time that women start killing the men bringing dishonour to their family.

Maha | 13 years ago | Reply disgusting man ,

Dajjal | 13 years ago | Reply All the more reasons not to have children....

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