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A woman was killed in Karachi, allegedly for 'honour', by her father and brother who had 'suspicions about her character', police told DawnNews on Monday.
Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) City Adeel Hussain said the victim's family had initially attempted to cover up her death, claiming she committed suicide by hanging herself early Monday morning in her home in the Kemari area.
After a post-mortem examination, however, police took her brother, Nabeel, and father, Ghulam Nabi, into custody, after which they confessed to strangling her to death over 'suspicions about her character', the SSP said.
Further investigation into the murder is underway, police added.
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May 08, 2017 03:45pm
Frankly, the frequency of such sad incidents in this country increasing by the day, one tends to think it is not even newsworthy anymore. Just another day in this poor country.
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May 08, 2017 04:03pm
It's not worth mentioning now in national newspapers.... as it's become a daily affair... sad but true. Change in mentality needed.... all the best.
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May 08, 2017 04:25pm
@Falcon1 Nothing is worse than showing disdain to this crimes. How can our country change if we lack empathy. No, these crimes MUST be reported. Not for the criminals, but for the victim.
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May 08, 2017 04:28pm
Thats sick honour.....
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May 08, 2017 04:37pm
Very disturbing trend! We must sit together and find the root causes of such very frequent so called honor killings. The fault lies in rapid the loss of temperaments in the people and equally, the ease of promiscuity through smart phone proliferations.
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May 08, 2017 07:50pm
@M.Saeed -Lack of education is the root cause of all evils.
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May 08, 2017 08:24pm
If these savages in our society feel that their work is righteous then why do they always attempt to cover their tracks and hide their deeds? They know it's wrong and this is nothing but a premeditated murder.
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May 08, 2017 09:00pm
"Honor was invented by someone who wanted to control others." Rough Riders
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May 08, 2017 11:41pm
if proven in the court of law, both men should face death penalty by Pakistani law.
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May 09, 2017 03:32am
@M.Saeed please, you know what the root cause is... but he'll end up in jail as ive said long ago..
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May 09, 2017 11:52am
what happened to man for whom she has been killed.whether that man is too killed by his parents ? if not then it is an alarming situation for girls in this society. it needs more and more education..boys should think about it.
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