JI women wing denounces 'honour killings'

Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Women Wing Nazima Javeda Faheem has expressed deep sorrow and regret over the brutal murder of a married couple in Balochistan.

In a statement made yesterday, Javeda said that the series of violent incidents are a slap in the face of the state.

Women are being brutally killed whether they marry on their own accord or deny a marriage proposal. Islam clearly mandates a woman's consent in marriage.

The government seems helpless in front of outdated traditions and a violent society. Whether it is Islamabad or Balochistan, Karachi or Peshawar, unpardonable oppression is thriving everywhere. Instead of delivering justice, the courts are busy in sycophancy of the ruling elite, while public representatives are ineffective.

To make matter worse, the media by repeatedly showing crimes is turning people into mental patients.

JI's Nazima Karachi has appealed to the Prime Minister that the state should play its role and hang the perpetrators of such incidents publicly. To curb crimes in society, practical and iron-fisted measures should be taken instead of just rhetoric, she demanded.