Young couple killed in apparent honour killingIllegal “honour” killings are a pandemic in the country, and women are its predominant victims. Father murders two teenage daughters for ‘honour’ in PeshawarThe fathers had, in fact, come to a settlement. Muhammad Afzal, Ghani’s father, had pledged to give Hikmat Khan, Bakhtaja’s father, two of his own daughters, a cow, and PKR 500,000 (£3,538) for the wedding. In Karachi, murders within the family, though rarely publicised, are becoming more common, said the journalist who broke the story. Ten days after the murders, Karachi was hit by heavy monsoon rains that flooded the streets with muddy water and wrought havoc on the city.

Source: The Express Tribune December 27, 2017 10:30 UTC