GUJRAT: A 22-year-old woman was killed by her brother over “honour” at Phagal village in Bulani police precincts, Sara-i-Alamgir tehsil, some 60 kilometres from here on Tuesday.

In her complaint to police, Zubeda Kausar said that her son Sheraz Raasib (22) had been stopping her daughter Faiza (21) from talking to a man on telephone.

She said Faiza did not adhere to Sheraz’s warnings that annoyed him. On Tuesday, Sheraz opened fire at his sister, killing her on the spot, and fled the scene.

Police arriving at the scene shifted the body to the Civil Hospital, Sara-i-Alamgir, for an autopsy.

They handed over the body to the family of the deceased after the doctors conducted the autopsy.

The police have lodged a case against the suspect under sections 302 and 311 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) without arrest.

The district has witnessed a surge in “honour” killings of women, particularly in the rural areas, during the past couple of years.

In 2017 as many as 41 women were killed in honour-related incidents in the district.

Published in Dawn, May 9th, 2018