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Girl, 4, Dies As Angry Mob Sets 10 Houses On Fire In Pakistan
A four-year-old girl died in Pakistan when an angry mob set at least 10 houses on fire after a woman and her sister from one community were kidnapped by a group of men belonging to a rival community, police said on Monday.
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Pak Man Seeking Justice For Honour Killings Shot Dead By Nephew: Police
Pakistani police today identified the suspected killer of a young rights campaigner, who fought for seven years for justice for five possible victims of "honour killings", as his nephew.
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Two Teenage Sisters Murdered In Pakistan Dishonour Killing
Two teenaged sisters were strangled to death by their cousins for allegedly meeting boys in a fresh case of dishonour killing in Pakistan, the police said on Monday.
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Tied To Cot, Teenage Couple Electrocuted In Pakistan's Karachi In 'Honour Killing'
A Pakistani teenage couple who tried to elope were murdered with electric shocks in an "honour killing" by family members who were carrying out the orders of an influential tribal council, police said.
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2 Women Unite To Take 'Honour' Out Of Killing In Pakistan
So much divides two women who fought in the battle to take the "honour" out of killing in Pakistan. Naeema Kishwar shrouds herself in a burqa, showing only her eyes. She belongs to a political party that has been linked to the Taliban. And she comes from deeply conservative tribal lands where girls have been killed for going to school.
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Mother Of Three, Man Hanged For Alleged Affair In Pakistan
In a case of dishonour killing, a woman and her alleged boyfriend were tortured and hanged in Pakistan's Punjab province by her family. Her father, brother and husband have been arrested.
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Husband Of UK Woman Killed In Pakistan Calls For Justice
The husband of a British woman who was killed in Pakistan has called for the UK and Pakistani governments to ensure his wife received justice, as he sought to keep the spotlight on so-called "honour" killings.
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Pakistani Clerics Issue Fatwa Against 'Honour Killing'
A group of Pakistani clerics has issued a fatwa, or religious ruling, declaring "honour killing" over perceived damage to a family's reputation against the teaching of Islam, and anyone who carries out such an attack a heretic.
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Hurried Funeral For Pakistan 'Dishonour Killing' Victim
A 16-year-old girl murdered by her mother for marrying the man of her choice was discreetly buried before dawn on Thursday by her in-laws, as activists and politicians condemned Pakistan's latest gruesome honour killing.
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Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Terms Honour Killing A 'Stain' On Country
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today termed 'honour killing' a blot on the society as he met Pakistan's first Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy.
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Pakistani Man Sets Wife on Fire for Leaving House Without Permission: Police
A man and his father have been arrested in Pakistan after they set his wife on fire for leaving the house without asking his permission, police has said.
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Girl, 4, Dies As Angry Mob Sets 10 Houses On Fire In Pakistan
A four-year-old girl died in Pakistan when an angry mob set at least 10 houses on fire after a woman and her sister from one community were kidnapped by a group of men belonging to a rival community, police said on Monday.
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Pak Man Seeking Justice For Honour Killings Shot Dead By Nephew: Police
Pakistani police today identified the suspected killer of a young rights campaigner, who fought for seven years for justice for five possible victims of "honour killings", as his nephew.
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Two Teenage Sisters Murdered In Pakistan Dishonour Killing
Two teenaged sisters were strangled to death by their cousins for allegedly meeting boys in a fresh case of dishonour killing in Pakistan, the police said on Monday.
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Tied To Cot, Teenage Couple Electrocuted In Pakistan's Karachi In 'Honour Killing'
A Pakistani teenage couple who tried to elope were murdered with electric shocks in an "honour killing" by family members who were carrying out the orders of an influential tribal council, police said.
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2 Women Unite To Take 'Honour' Out Of Killing In Pakistan
So much divides two women who fought in the battle to take the "honour" out of killing in Pakistan. Naeema Kishwar shrouds herself in a burqa, showing only her eyes. She belongs to a political party that has been linked to the Taliban. And she comes from deeply conservative tribal lands where girls have been killed for going to school.
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Mother Of Three, Man Hanged For Alleged Affair In Pakistan
In a case of dishonour killing, a woman and her alleged boyfriend were tortured and hanged in Pakistan's Punjab province by her family. Her father, brother and husband have been arrested.
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Husband Of UK Woman Killed In Pakistan Calls For Justice
The husband of a British woman who was killed in Pakistan has called for the UK and Pakistani governments to ensure his wife received justice, as he sought to keep the spotlight on so-called "honour" killings.
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Pakistani Clerics Issue Fatwa Against 'Honour Killing'
A group of Pakistani clerics has issued a fatwa, or religious ruling, declaring "honour killing" over perceived damage to a family's reputation against the teaching of Islam, and anyone who carries out such an attack a heretic.
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Hurried Funeral For Pakistan 'Dishonour Killing' Victim
A 16-year-old girl murdered by her mother for marrying the man of her choice was discreetly buried before dawn on Thursday by her in-laws, as activists and politicians condemned Pakistan's latest gruesome honour killing.
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Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Terms Honour Killing A 'Stain' On Country
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today termed 'honour killing' a blot on the society as he met Pakistan's first Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy.
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Pakistani Man Sets Wife on Fire for Leaving House Without Permission: Police
A man and his father have been arrested in Pakistan after they set his wife on fire for leaving the house without asking his permission, police has said.
