More great news out of our ‘ally’ in the war on terror. They sure are doing a wonderful job of curbing islamic extremism, aren’t they!?
LAHORE: Two hundred and twenty-five women have been killed in incidents of Karo Kari (honour killing) in the past six months across Pakistan, according to a survey conducted by the Aurat Foundation, BBC Urdu reported on Friday. The organisation said that though honour killing has different names in different areas of Pakistan, the traditions remain the same across the country. Malik Asghar of the Aurat Foundation said that the survey covered details of women killed for honour between January and June 2008. According to the survey, the number of women murdered during the six months for reasons other than honour was 722. The survey revealed that only two accused in Karo Kari cases registered during the last six months had been sentenced while the rest were pending in courts. daily times monitor
Related posts:
- Turkey counts 953 women killed in first 7 months of 2009
- Pakistan: Woman, 8 months pregnant, killed over honor
- Pakistani men raping women at a pace of 100 per day in Karachi
- Jordanian man kills sister to cleanse family’s honour
- Canuck journalist – ‘Honour killing’ is terrorism
- Jordan: Rape victim killed by uncle to cleanse family honor
- Pakistani newlyweds live in fear of honour killing
- Sad: 20% of Jordanian women in favor of wife beating
- Pakistan: ANOTHER woman killed in the name of honor
- Two-thirds of Egyptian men harass women?
