A 17-year-old engineering student in Charsadda was allegedly killed by a relative for speaking with his female cousin. Express Tribune reported that the student was identified as a resident of Mandani village named Owais. He was gunned down by the girl’s uncle who was also his brother in law. The body was recovered from a […]
3SharesA Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) fact finding commission investigated the Dadu karo-kari case and announced that Gul Sama, the deceased child, had not died because of stoning. The HRCP fact finding commission was led by Abdul Majid Chandio and was aided by several journalists. They had talked to people in Dadu, Johi, Wali […]
Loopholes in the legal system, police incompetence, and poor prosecution are the reason that only 2% of the people involved in honour killings are convicted. In an article, titled, “2% of honor killing suspects convicted”, the Express Tribune reported that from across Punjab, 234 cases of honor killing were reported out of which six were […]
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