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Pakistan passes long awaited anti-honour killing legislation INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan passes long awaited anti-honour killing legislation

Pakistan's National Assembly passed legislation Thursday closing a loophole that allowed people who killed in the name of ‘honour’ to go free, mandating life imprisonment ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistani court denies bail in UK woman's 'honour killing' INTERNATIONAL

Pakistani court denies bail in UK woman's 'honour killing'

A Pakistani court on Saturday denied bail to the father of a British woman believed to have been the victim of an "honour killing." Samia Shahid, a dual national, was murdered in July during a visit to her family village.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistan police arrest ex-husband, father in suspected 'honour killing' INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan police arrest ex-husband, father in suspected 'honour killing'

Pakistani police on Saturday arrested the former husband and the father of a British woman on suspicion of murder after her second husband alleged she was the victim of an "honour killing" for remarrying, police said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
British woman was asphyxiated in Pakistan: police INTERNATIONAL

British woman was asphyxiated in Pakistan: police

A British woman suspected to have been the victim of an "honour killing" in Pakistan had been suffocated according to a forensic report, police said on Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Mum says Pakistani starlet slain by brother over taunts INTERNATIONAL

Mum says Pakistani starlet slain by brother over taunts

The mother of a Pakistani celebrity murdered in a so-called 'honour' killing said her son strangled his sister after being taunted by his friends over her behaviour.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistan police investigate 'honour' killing of British woman INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan police investigate 'honour' killing of British woman

Pakistani police are investigating after a British man claimed his wife had been murdered in a so-called "honour" killing, ten days after the death of a social media star cast a spotlight on the practice.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Brother of murdered Pakistan social media star arrested INTERNATIONAL

Brother of murdered Pakistan social media star arrested

The brother of a Pakistani social media star strangled to death has been arrested for her murder and confessed to killing her "for honour", police said Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistani Facebook starlet strangled in suspected honour killing INTERNATIONAL

Pakistani Facebook starlet strangled in suspected honour killing

A Pakistani social media celebrity whose selfies and videos were deeply polarising in the Muslim country has been murdered by her brother in what police suspect was a so-called "honour killing", officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pak Christian man kills sister in name of 'honour' INTERNATIONAL

Pak Christian man kills sister in name of 'honour'

A Pakistani girl has been killed by her brother for insisting on marrying a man of her choice, police said Tuesday, marking the country's latest gruesome "honour killing" following a string of incidents that have sparked national outrage.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistani clerics declare 'honour killing' against Islam INTERNATIONAL

Pakistani clerics declare 'honour killing' against Islam

A group of Pakistani clerics has issued a fatwa, or religious ruling, declaring ‘honour killing’ over perceived damage to a family's reputation against the teaching of Islam ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistani couple murdered by family in 'honour killing' INTERNATIONAL

Pakistani couple murdered by family in 'honour killing'

A Pakistani couple were murdered in Lahore on Friday for marrying without their family's consent, according to officials, the second so-called "honour killing" in the South Asian nation this week.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Husband of Pakistani teen murdered for honour seeks justice INTERNATIONAL

Husband of Pakistani teen murdered for honour seeks justice

The husband of a 16-year-old Pakistani girl who was murdered by her family for marrying him vowed on Thursday to do whatever it took to get justice for his young wife.

4:45 AM November 25 2016