Son, nephew kill woman in name of ‘honour’ in Karachi

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Son, nephew kill woman in name of ‘honour’ in Karachi

KARACHI: A woman was killed by her son and nephew on Monday in name of ‘honour’ in Karachi’s Orangi Number 4 area, police said.

According to police, the son and nephew opened fire on the woman, killing her.

Police said it arrested the suspects identified as Qasim and Hussain in the case.

A man was also injured in the firing incident who has been identified, police added.

Hundreds of women are murdered by their relatives in Pakistan each year on the pretext of defending what is seen as 'family honour'.

In June, sixteen year-old Zeenat Bibi was killed in Lahore by her mother for marrying a man of her own choice in a case that sparked condemnation throughout the country.

It was swiftly followed by another killing, of a couple in Lahore who married without their family´s consent.

A film on honour killings in Pakistan won an Oscar for best documentary short in February.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif vowed to eradicate the "evil" amid publicity for the film, "A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness".

Also earlier in June, the Sunni Ittehad Council had 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.