Honour Killing

Over 100 persons killed in name of honour in Sindh from Jan to Jun in Pak

The Sindh Suhai Organisation voiced concern regarding rising incidents of violence against women, including murder and sexual harassment, in the province

SC's notice on plea on video, voice notes to be taken as dying declarations

The family members did not even make a single attempt to call a medical practitioner for resuscitation of the victim or to even get her declares dead

Pak court acquits Qandeel Baloch's brother who confessed to killing her

At the time of Qandeel Baloch's murder, Pakistan law allowed a murder victim's family to pardon a convicted killer

Honour killing cases up in Pak as Balochistan reports 5 killings in a day

Three women and two men were killed in the name of honour in Jaffarabad, Mastung and Hub areas during the past one day, reported Dawn citing police

UAE relaxes Islamic laws, allows cohabitation of unmarried couples

The United Arab Emirates announced a major overhaul of the country's Islamic personal laws, allowing unmarried couples to cohabitate and criminalising so-called honour killings

Words of matter

The question is why use the term 'honour killing' in headlines and news reports when both these words are easily translatable

Girl, fiance gunned down for speaking to each other before marriage in Pak

According to police, the victims were each other's cousins and the incident was a case of 'honour killing'

Indian Muslim raped, murdered in UK over relationship with another woman

The 19-year-old woman was abducted along with her partner; both were killed on Wednesday

Fear honour killing, declare it in marriage forms

Couples might be allowed to seek police protection from registrar where marriage is to be performed under Special Marriage Act

Dalit boy killed over affair; 7 arrested

The girl was also detained and sent to a Bhiwandi remand home, police said

Youth murdered in Tamil Nadu in suspected honour killing

Suresh Arockiasamy was murdered apparently for marrying a girl against the wishes of her family a year ago

Dalit youth hacked to death for marrying upper-caste girl in Tamil Nadu

In a suspected case of honour-killing, a group of armed men attacked the young couple with sickles

Honour killing in Tamil Nadu: Father-in-law of Dalit victim surrenders

A dalit youth was hacked to death in public view for marrying an upper-caste girl