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A man strangled his 15-year-old daughter to death on Tuesday in a suspected honour killing incident in Islamabad, police officials told DawnNews.
The incident took place within the jurisdiction of Golra police station.
The accused confessed to killing his daughter over ‘honour’, in video footage available with DawnNews. He refrained from sharing details about the incident.
The reported confession was confirmed by Golra police and they stated that the accused surrendered himself after allegedly killing the girl.
The corpse of the girl has been sent for postmortem.
The victim's mother registered a First Information Report (FIR) against her husband in the case and further investigations are underway.
Shakeel Qarar is an Islamabad-based reporter for Dawn News (TV), having been with the organization since 2012. His reporting covers crime, law and order, and security, with a specific focus on the Ministry of Interior and its subordinate agencies. He can be found on X at @Qarar009.
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Mar 28, 2017 09:58pm
Not again.....
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Mar 28, 2017 09:59pm
Tragic! When this kind of madness would be finished from Pakistani society?
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Mar 28, 2017 09:59pm
There is no honour in killing!
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Mar 28, 2017 10:18pm
Really shocking....
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Mar 28, 2017 10:27pm
The then the mother, who field the FIR, will pardon him in the end.
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Mar 28, 2017 10:33pm
People need to be educated in the r8ght way...how many more andsince when, we will lose our daughters?
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Mar 28, 2017 10:40pm
That is why we need to invest in education than motorways or metro buses.
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Mar 28, 2017 10:43pm
It is difficult time for Pakistani parents those who are old fashioned , They give their children Modern Education but they expect them to behave like olden days.....
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Mar 28, 2017 10:47pm
This father lost it. He lost control of himself. It was not premeditated murder. It just happened. She talked back. He choked her. In Dallas, a Pakistan immigrant shot his two teen aged daughters to death in a taxi. He chased after them with a gun. He could have stopped himself. There is a legal difference between murder and manslaughter.
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Mar 28, 2017 10:48pm
Unusual case, as everything after the crime happened rationally. Father turned himself in and accepted the crime he committed, his subconscious accepting what he did was wrong. The mother filed an FIR against her husband, highly commendable.
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Mar 28, 2017 10:57pm
People... There is no honour in killing.
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Mar 28, 2017 11:16pm
Women are the most essential part of our society and I believe in their empowerment, protection and emancipation so that they can equally contribute towards development and prosperity of our country but in Pakistan women are victim of verbal and physical abuse, sexual harassment and honor killing.
The culprits must be brought to justice without any delay. Acceptance of such acts in society is unacceptable. The criminals should be prosecuted swiftly. It is not honor killing, it's just plain murder.
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Mar 28, 2017 11:29pm
Pity on the tribe/clan who alleviate the honour of a father after killing her daughter. Life to buy the honour is not a best bargain.
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Mar 28, 2017 11:35pm
it is not just a crime, it is also a challenge to the writ of law as in the most cases the culprit proudly acts as daredevil and presents himself to the police. With no remorse on the part of the killers, it is very difficult to change the social attitudes and unless and until there is no shift in the social attitudes it is difficult to stop this crime
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Mar 28, 2017 11:41pm
So sad feels like crying
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Mar 28, 2017 11:54pm
Domestic violence.
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Mar 28, 2017 11:57pm
What honour will be established with the father in jail and the mother starving to make ends meet?
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Mar 29, 2017 12:27am
Even animals treat their kids better.
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Mar 29, 2017 12:30am
Going too far in honor killing.
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Mar 29, 2017 12:45am
His honor is now restored by going to jail for the murder of his daughter.
Great work..
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Mar 29, 2017 01:00am
May God protect the departed soul. Feel sorry for the father, family and their little girl. Societal pressures and gossip culture is no good. Parents should protect their kids what come may.
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Mar 29, 2017 01:25am
If you cant trust your own father then who can you trust? Shame on him and all those who support him.
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Mar 29, 2017 01:41am
Honor killing is becoming a major social issue in Pakistan .All possible platforms should be used to address this issue . Govt, Media , Civil society and human rights organizations to educate parents . These ppl should be given severe punishment . RIP victim .
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Mar 29, 2017 02:16am
Killing a human being is not honour but dishonour.
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Mar 29, 2017 02:26am
Clerics need to spread the message that "honor" killing is a guaranteed ticket to hell, not heaven.
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Mar 29, 2017 02:48am
I just don't get it. Homicide is honorable but a child suspected of a love interest is deplorable and deserves to die. The term honor killing is reprehensible and should be avoided. The perpetrators here are cold hearted killers driven by misogyny.
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Mar 29, 2017 03:25am
Needs more awareness thru mosques, newspaper and tv to promote that honor killing is un-Islamic.
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Mar 29, 2017 04:35am
THERE IS NO HONOR IN KILLING. Stone age mindset,my apologies to stone age dwelled people,comparatively more civilized than present dwellers.Please evolve quicker don't stunt it.
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Mar 29, 2017 05:37am
Honour is way over valued in backward nations. Or is it, life way under valued? May be both.
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Mar 29, 2017 06:12am
These animals go unpunished so these crimes repeat over and over again.
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Mar 29, 2017 07:06am
Curious, why is the post mortem needed when the cause of death is known to be choking by the culprit?
As for the cuplrit, I hope he has a special eternal place reserved in the bottom of the hell.
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Mar 29, 2017 09:52am
There is No Honour in Killing. Very sad but it continues in Pakistan. we need to strengthen the legislation with a quick conviction against honour killing
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Mar 29, 2017 03:42pm
Pakistan is the place where females are denied thier right to life, killing them ruthlessly in the name of honour.
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Mar 31, 2017 06:19am
Nobody seems to focus that why this crime actually took place? why a father got compelled to kill his own daughter? What had the daughter done which made her a victim and which, if, she had not done, could have avoided the mishap.
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Mar 31, 2017 09:14am
@Hassan (Karachi)
It's tragic not commendable
You don't kill your children just because you don't agree with them.
The mother filed the FIR so that she can later pardon the husband.
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