Tag: honour killing

State asked to become guardian in honour killing cases

Condemning the practice of honour killing, the speakers at a documentary launching ceremony on Tuesday demanded the government ensure justice to the victims by...

77pc honour killing cases end in acquittal of criminals: study

Around 77 percent of honour killing cases end in acquittal of criminals, a pilot study on ‘Honour Killing in Pakistan and Compliance of Law’...

Study warns honour killings still persistent

Although the legislation against ‘honour killing’ was passed in the year 2004, however, its implementation has seen many hurdles, prompting the need of an...

675 honour killings this year: HRC

At least 675 Pakistani women and girls were murdered during the first nine months of the year for allegedly defaming their family's honour, a...

The violations within

A case of selective outrage “Thy government is thy keeper, thy head, thy sovereign, one that cares for thee, And for thy maintenance…To watch the night...

Girl killed for ‘honour’

A girl was murdered and another was injured by unidentified persons on Saturday in what appeared to be a case of honour killing. According...

Pakistani family stand trial for ‘honour killing’ in Belgium

Belgium's first "honour killing" trial opened on a note of high drama when a young Pakistani man suddenly confessed to the murder of one...

Youth shot dead in the name of ‘honour’

A 25-year-old man was shot dead in the name of honour in the Sundar police limits on Monday. The deceased was identified as Zaheer Iqbal,...