Boy, girl ‘caught’ and killed in suspected honour killing
DSP Daudzai Sahibzada Sajjad told The Express Tribune that they were informed about the incident and the location where the bodies were buried secretly. Sajjad said that an FIR was registered against the alleged brothers of the girl who killed the couple. “The girl had been identified as Salma while the boy as Kashif. They were caught in a room inside the girl’s house while the brothers of the girl Atif and Akif put them to death,” said Sajjad.
He added that when Kashif’s family knew about the incident they approached the jirga to secure the release of Kashif but the jirga failed to negotiate and the couple was killed. He said they have registered an FIR against girl’s brothers for killing the couple and against boy’s family for not informing police in time.
He said that several raids have been made to arrest the accused while the bodies had been sent to Khyber Medical College (KMC) for post-mortem.
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Put the killers to death. Give them a trial, get the evidence, and if they are found guilty of killing, hang or shoot them. Do this a few times and the honor killings will stop.
@ Truth Bites:
Fourth, and most importantly, honor killers must be punished severely! This would be a capital crime in any civilized nation. The fact that honor killers are punished so lightly in Pakistan is an indication that the culture actually supports the notion of killing to protect the family honor.
Lastly, educate the public that killing = murder in ANY circumstance and is to be punished severly, (with the exception of self-defense if one feels his/her life is threatened).
I think top stop this insanity, more should be done to avoid such scenarios rather then acting after to save "honour"! People will still make joke about them as our society will never leave them alone.
First dont make so many kids that you cant look after them properly until one day you find them out with some one else and have to kill them!
Secondly, raise kids with your values by example and give them proper care(only possible if there are not too many in the family). So they will be mature enough to make good decisions instead just giving in for lust believing its love of life! If you leave their mind development to watch un guided bollywood and other darama, its not their fault to indulge in such lives what they see.
Thirdly, treat them with respect and include their say when looking for their match!