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Five killed for honour in Balochistan

Dawn Report Published February 13, 2022

DERA MURAD JAMALI: Three women and two men were killed in the name of honour in Jaffarabad, Mast­ung and Hub areas during the past one day, police said.

Police said that a man gunned down his young wife and a nephew in the Goth Faqir Mohammad area of Jaffarabad district on Friday evening.

A man and his wife were slaughtered on the outskirts of Mastung town.

A woman, Mah Jan, was allegedly gunned down by her second husband in Hub on Saturday.

Investigation into the incidents is in progress.

Published in Dawn, February 13th, 2022

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Saif Zulfiqar
Feb 13, 2022 11:06am
All crimes are done under the Honour reasons.
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Ibrahim S
Feb 13, 2022 05:28pm
PM IK has provide fail safe protection to women of this country . Well done Ameerul- moneneen
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