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Pakistan woman, boyfriend hanged for 'having affair' INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan woman, boyfriend hanged for 'having affair'

A Pakistani mother-of-three and the man she was allegedly having an affair with were hanged from a tree on Thursday, with police blaming her husband, brother and father for carrying out the killings.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Oman-Iran gas pipeline cost to rise due to new route ASIA

Oman-Iran gas pipeline cost to rise due to new route

A planned subsea natural gas pipeline between Iran and Oman is expected to have a higher estimated cost after the two countries had to change the project's route ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Husband of UK woman killed in Pakistan calls for justice INTERNATIONAL

Husband of UK woman killed in Pakistan calls for justice

The husband of a British woman who was killed in Pakistan has called for the UK and Pakistani governments to ensure his wife received justice, as he sought to keep the spotlight on so-called "honour" killings.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistan parliament to vote on honour killing, rape laws INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan parliament to vote on honour killing, rape laws

Pakistan's law minister on Thursday announced that bills aimed at tackling "honour killings" and boosting rape convictions would soon be voted on by parliament, days after the murder of a social media star by her brother.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistani 'selfie' cleric probed over Qandeel Baloch's murder INTERNATIONAL

Pakistani 'selfie' cleric probed over Qandeel Baloch's murder

A prominent Muslim cleric in Pakistan who was censured for appearing in "selfie" photographs with murdered social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch is being investigated in connection with her killing, police said on Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistani star's brother 'not embarrassed' by killing her INTERNATIONAL

Pakistani star's brother 'not embarrassed' by killing her

The brother of a murdered Pakistani celebrity said on Sunday he is "not embarrassed" to have killed her, as Qandeel Baloch's death reignited polarising calls for action against the "epidemic" of honour killings.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pregnant woman, husband gunned down in Pakistan honour killing INTERNATIONAL

Pregnant woman, husband gunned down in Pakistan honour killing

A pregnant woman and her husband have been abducted and shot dead by relatives who disapproved of their marriage, police said on Sunday, the latest in a surge of reported "honour killings" in Pakistan.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistani clerics issue fatwa against honour killings INTERNATIONAL

Pakistani clerics issue fatwa against honour killings

An influential group of Pakistani clerics have issued a fatwa against honour killings, with a spokesman calling them "unethical and unjustifiable" on Monday following a series of attacks on women.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistani man kills sisters in suspected honour killing INTERNATIONAL

Pakistani man kills sisters in suspected honour killing

Pakistani police are hunting a 29-year-old man who shot his two sisters dead in a suspected honour killing, officials said on Wednesday, two days after a Pakistani filmmaker won an Oscar for a documentary on such murders.

4:45 AM November 25 2016