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Man decapitates wife for not quitting job in Lahore
LAHORE: A man allegedly decapitated his wife with a chopper in the name of honour at Manga Mandi on Sunday.
Police said 37-year-old Nasreen, a mother of three, a resident of Shamke Bhattian, was found dead by her children and neighbours in a room of her house with her head severed.
The police after being informed of the murder reached the spot.
The forensic experts accompanying the police collected evidences from the crime scene, recorded statements of eyewitnesses and later shifted the body to the city morgue for an autopsy.
Saddar Division Superintendent of Police (SP) Maher Mumtaz said that initial investigations revealed that the woman was killed by her husband Afraheem in the name of honour.
He said the woman worked as a labourer in a factory in Raiwind area but her husband did not like her job and would ask her to quit.
Despite opposition by her husband, Nasreen continued the job, he added.
The SP said quoting the children that the woman was asleep in her house when her husband allegedly attacked her with a chopper after locking the room.
He said after the suspect left the house, the children with the help of some neighbours opened the room and found Nasreen lying dead with her head severed.
He said two police teams had been constituted to arrest the suspect.
Published in Dawn, August 7th, 2017
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What a grisly affair. Free schools free education; morality narrative needed and advertised on all media channels. Such behaviour unacceptable.
Men there is NO honour in killing.
Very sad episode.
Wow...that is a new low...
This is what a dying patriarchy looks like.
This called "HONOUR" in our country where literacy has not reached after 70 years of independence! I feel sorry and also ashamed.
In our country any man can kill a woman in the name of honour. The law is very weak.
This talks everything about our nation, the progress we made.
Poor woman. Feeling pity for her children. Pathetic people!
if you ask anyone here they will say females are highly respected..................
The woman was probably working hard to provide for her children while the good for nothing husband was probably spending most of his time roaming aimlessly around pind.
It is not honour killing. She wanted to work and husband didn't "allow" it. The question is , who gave that right to husbands that a wife needs his permission even if she wants to work. Is a wife slave or a child who needs permission? ??
Extremely shocking.......
I don't think the killer needed to run away. Even if he is caught he would be liberated in a few months thanks to diyat, (compensation … payable to the heirs of the victims). Diyat has saved the killers in most of the honour killing cases.
It's heart-wrenching ... so easy to kill a woman ..!!! we still are living in back ages... I see no hope now :(
Females bring grace to any organization. It seems not all societies agree with this.
@Rozina That you are, as an Indian I fully agree.
@saeed that's what they say in PTI.
Where is the honour? This is premeditated murder. No muk muka laws should be allowed to get the murderer free.
since its honour killing he will escape, max with a light sentence,
Criminal may be made an example. Case needs through probe. Prosecution reports to be prepared at per law. No lacuna to be left to lead the favor for accused. He annoyed his wife for not working at factory then he provided /completed his required duties, house expenses and other expenses schooling, clothing etc. It has been ugly practice in the country when a female does not obey our inhuman demands then we use the word honor killing, islam and law does not allow for this. No proper action is taken and no mechanism has been made so that women can become strong as like men, our man dominated society.
What a horrible ordeal for the kids.
There is absolutely NO HONOUR in Killing an innocent helpless mother of 3 children. Really barbaric and sad. Let the severe punishment fit this heinous crime. Thanks
No doubt that Pakistan society is male dominant society and whether wrong or not ladies have to accept it.
Where is the honour in killing a poor hard working woman trying to earn some money by working as a labourer? She is only going to support her poor family with the money earned by her. Feel so sorry for the children.
Shameful. Another woman falls victim to the 'honour' notions of men. At all levels of society, women continue to be targets for bestial menfolk .
@Khalid Literacy has nothing to do with a medieval mindset which our society is proud of. As a country, we just don't have our priorities right. We continue to meddle in international games and regional politics and dream of being a regional power, while we don't even have the basics in the right place.
@rana1 Very apt & beautiful response.
Be men & protect women.
The kids will be traumatized for the rest of their lives
PAK culture/society has fundamental issues, to a slightly lesser extent this is an issue in India too.
No sign of any hope as a society we will improve, such incidents will only increase