Court rejects bail for tribal elder in Quetta honour killing case

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A picture of tribal leader Sardar Sherbaz Satakzai at the Quetta Anti-Terrorism Court on July 23. — DawnNewsTV
A picture of tribal leader Sardar Sherbaz Satakzai at the Quetta Anti-Terrorism Court on July 23. — DawnNewsTV

QUETTA: A sessions court on Monday rejected the bail application of tribal elder Sardar Sherbaz Satakzai who was arrested along with other accused in the Degari honour killing case in which a man and a woman were killed over two months ago.

However, the court of Session Judge Quetta, headed by Shahid Javed, granted bail to Gul Bibi, the mother of honour killing victim Bano Bibi, who was shot dead along with a man, Ehsan Samalani, by her younger brother on the orders of a local elders’ council. Gul Bibi was arrested after she described killing of her daughter as right decision.

Published in Dawn, August 12th, 2025

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