Pakistani couple stoned to death for adultery; six arrested
The woman's body would be exhumed for forensic examination on Tuesday.
The woman's father and brother, and the man's uncle and father have been arrested, along with a cleric believed to have issued the order to kill them at the weekend. DESIGN: FAIZAN DAWOOD
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A couple were stoned to death for adultery in a remote area of Balochistan, an official said Monday, leading to six men being held on suspicion of murder.
The couple, both married to other people, were believed to be in their 30s, said Sarfaraz Bugti, the interior minister Balochistan.
The woman's father and brother, and the man's uncle and father have been arrested, along with a cleric believed to have issued the order to kill them at the weekend. Another man linked to the cleric is also being held.
"It is a shameful act and the people involved in stoning the man and the woman will be brought to justice," said Bugti.
The woman's body would be exhumed for forensic examination on Tuesday, Bugti said. Authorities were still searching for the man's grave, he said.
Bugti said he ordered the local police chief in the couple's home village of Loralai to be dismissed for not taking action when the killings occurred.
Women's rights group The Aurat Foundation says it tracks around 1,000 cases of honor killings per year just from media reports. The true figure is probably much higher.
No one tracks the number of attempted or successful prosecutions.
A couple were stoned to death for adultery in a remote area of Balochistan, an official said Monday, leading to six men being held on suspicion of murder.
The couple, both married to other people, were believed to be in their 30s, said Sarfaraz Bugti, the interior minister Balochistan.
The woman's father and brother, and the man's uncle and father have been arrested, along with a cleric believed to have issued the order to kill them at the weekend. Another man linked to the cleric is also being held.
"It is a shameful act and the people involved in stoning the man and the woman will be brought to justice," said Bugti.
The woman's body would be exhumed for forensic examination on Tuesday, Bugti said. Authorities were still searching for the man's grave, he said.
Bugti said he ordered the local police chief in the couple's home village of Loralai to be dismissed for not taking action when the killings occurred.
Women's rights group The Aurat Foundation says it tracks around 1,000 cases of honor killings per year just from media reports. The true figure is probably much higher.
No one tracks the number of attempted or successful prosecutions.