JHANG, Nov 28: The incidence of honour killing is on the rise as another girl was killed by her relatives on suspicion of her loose morals at Qadirpur Bakhsha in Jhang tehsil on Wednesday.

Reports said Farooq Khan Baloch had suspicion that his daughter had relations with Amjad, a youngster of the locality. Seeing them together, Farooq along with relatives Sher Khan, Asghar Khan and Riaz Khan, axed the girl to death, while the youngster took to the heels.

Qadirpur police have registered a case.—Correspondent

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