Other honour killings
The outcry over the death of Qandeel Baloch had just barely died down, the follow-ups to the murder, its special treatment, the arrest of the brother, the statements by solemn-faced…
Honour killings & police
In collaboration with the United Nations’ Development Programme (UNDP) and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), the Sindh police have launched a project for the prevention of karo-kari. The…
Honour killing and Islam
The feudal structure of our society follows its own barbaric rules in order to perpetrate the inhuman and unjust system for the benefit of the few at the top rung…
No honour in killing
The mysterious death of Pakistani-born Italian girl Sana Cheema has once again turned the world’s attention towards Pakistan. A series of negative reporting has emerged in the international media in…
Hopes and ‘honour’ killings
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif recently watched A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy’s Oscar-nominated documentary about ‘honour’ killings. In a statement following the screening, he…
‘Honour’-killing in the UK
Despite the blanket coverage the London Olympics has been receiving, the British media devoted considerable time and space to the tragic story of Shafilea Ahmed. When the 17-year old girl’s…
The killing air
ACCORDING to a recent World Air Quality report, Lahore recently bagged the dubious honour for the most polluted city of the world in 2022. With a population of some 15…
Killing democracy
THE US has never officially been willing to concede that recent history encompasses not one but two 9/11s. There’s the one 22 years ago that everyone is supposed to remember,…
Honour or dishonour?
WHERE did the term ‘honour killing’ come from? What is so honourable about conspiring to kill a female family member if she chooses to marry of her own free will?…
Murder, not honour
Pakistan has been grappling with the issue of gender-related killings on the pretext of ‘honour’ for years. Only recently, a man took his finance’s life on the pretext of ‘honour’…
