SUKKUR, March 8: A widow, identified as Ameeran, was killed by her brother and his nephew on the pretext of Karo-kari on Friday. The victim, mother of seven children, lived in Sahib Khan Jatoi village near Jara Wah. At the time of the murder, the victim’s relatives were taking her to their spiritual leader at […]
SUKKUR: A woman was among the four people killed over the issue of illicit relations in the Sukkur region on Wednesday. Police said accused Ismail Manghnaijo shot dead his wife Dinan in Nawazo town of Rohri in Sukkur on the charge of Karo-Kari. Police shifted the body to a local hospital for autopsy, but could […]
SHIKARPUR: A 22-year-old woman was killed allegedly by her husband suspecting her of having maintained illicit relations with his cousin, in Bahram Khan Bunglani village on Saturday. Ghulam Rasool reportedly shot dead his wife in his home located within the remit of the New Faujdari police station. No FIR was registered till the filing of […]
SUKKUR: A man was killed on the pretext of Karo-kari by armed men on Wednesday in Mohib Jatoi village within the remit of the Abad police station near Jacobabad. Niaz Ahmed Jatoi was sitting in a restaurant when he was attacked. Later, the armed attackers went to the house of another man, Ali Gohar aka […]
A father killed his daughter and a man for alleged illicit relations in village Ghulam Rasool within the limits of Lakha Road, Police Station on Monday. Gul Muhammad Brohi at tacked his 25-year old daughter Shazia and Hamza Brohi at a crop field in village Ghulam Rasool, Killing the both. The bodies were shifted to […]
SUKKUR: Three women were killed over Karo Kari on Wednesday. Police said a man Ghulam Sarwar Jalbani axed to death his wife Shabnam on the charge of illicit relations in the limits of Ratodero and absconded. Police shifted the body to a local hospital, but failed to arrest the killer. In the case of other […]
KARO-Kari is a type of premeditated honour killing, which originated in rural and tribal areas of Sindh. The homicidal acts are primarily committed against women who are thought to have brought dishonour to their family by engaging in illicit pre-marital or extra-marital relations. To restore the so-called honour, a male family member must kill the […]
By Naeem Sahoutara / Creative: Anushay Furqan KARACHI: Nazeer Ahmed and Razia tied the knot by tying a thread at the shrine of a saint but two months into their marriage, the matrimonial bliss has taken back seat to the constant fear of being separated by death. “We liked each other and wanted to marry. […]
SHIKARPUR: A Jirga settled a dispute over Karo-kari between two groups belonging to the Junejo and Phulpotta tribes on Monday at Mirzapur. After the proceedings, the Jirga presided over by Imtiaz Junejo declared a member of the Phulpotta tribe as Kari with a pregnant woman, wife of a member of the Junejo tribe. According to […]
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