Tag: honour killing

Farzana ‘Honour killing’ case: four family members sentenced to death

 LAHORE- Lahore High Court (LHC) announced death penalty to four indicted family members of Farzana Iqbal on Wednesday, a private news channel reported. In the month...

Man kills daughter for ‘honour’

A man shot dead his daughter in Samanabad on Friday after she refused to give up her demand of marrying her teacher. The killer is...

Father, brothers among five charged for murder of Farzana Iqbal

LAHORE- An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Saturday charged five suspects for the murder of Farzana Iqbal, who was beaten to death with bricks outside the...

Two women killed for honour in Shahdadkot

Bullet riddled bodies of two women were recovered near a police checkpost in Shahdadkot on Tuesday. The two women were identified as Nehmat Bibi and...

Survivor of Honour killing attempt appeals for protection

LAHORE- A woman who survived an murder attempt by relatives for marrying for love said on Friday that she feared for her life and...

Farzana Parveen’s husband killed his first wife: report

LAHORE- The husband of a woman stoned to death in Pakistan killed his first wife four years ago, police and relatives said Thursday, a shocking...

CJ takes notice of Farzana Parveen murder, four suspects held

LAHORE- Four suspected murderers of Farazan Parveen, who was stoned and beaten to death outside the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday, were arrested by...

Honour killing at judges’ doorstep noticed after two days

Sharif asks Punjab chief minister to take immediate action and submit report at PM’s Office LHC Complaint Cell orders Lahore district judge to investigate matter Husband...

Honour Killing : Girl slayed in Dera Murad Jamali

A man opened fire on his daughter and a young neighbour, killing them on the spot in Dera Murad Jamali on Wednesday. According to police,...

AG seeks SC’s guidance on honour killing, Qatal-e-Amd

    Attorney General (AG) Munir A Malik has filed a reply in the Supreme Court (SC) pertaining to pardon in the name of Allah, compromise...

Two tribesmen arrested over honour killing of three women

Taking prompt notice of the killing of three women on the directives of a tribal jirga in Darra Adam Khel, the administration on Monday...

Man kills sister for honour

A girl was murdered by her brother for honour on Sunday at Sundar. As per details, a man slit his 16-year-old’s sister’s throat after he...

Man kills stepmother for honour

  A man on Wednesday killed his stepmother for honour in Mard Mari, Harbanspura. According to details, a young boy named 18-year-old Waris opened fire on...

Honour killing claim two lives in Nasirabad

A woman and her alleged paramour were gunned down on suspicion of siakari in Balan Shakh area of Nasirabad district on Sunday. According to police,...

A question of honour

In recent years, Pakistanis have been increasingly consumed by the concept of ghairat, or honour. An urge to defend the nation’s ghairat – a...

‘In 500 violent crimes, over 22% women killed for honour’

Of some 500 cases of violence against women – including abduction, rape, murder, suicide, domestic violence and sexual assault – registered in Sindh during...

Man kills wife to protect ‘honour’

A man stabbed his wife to death over the pretext of saving ‘honour’ in Sector 5/E of Landhi No 6 on Wednesday. Landhi police...