Zeenat was strangled and then set on fire for eloping with her neighbour

Police say 17-year-old victim eloped with a man she liked

There is considerable resistance to believing anything other than the worst

The alleged attacker was reportedly trying to stop the married woman from eloping

Locals say Shakil did not have high moral standards; was a thief

Khan admitted that he killed his sister because he found her talking to a boy on the doorstep

In-depth studies of crimes against women trace its roots to a patriarchal mindset

The horrific murder of 17-year-old Sumera in Karachi’s Orangi Town sent shockwaves around the globe

Government promised but did nothing to end the curse of jirgas after one had ordered the gang rape of Mukhtaran Mai

Muhammad Hakeem managed to flee the scene after committing the crime