Pakistan 'honour killing' of five

From The Human Rights Project

Dateline: August 16, 2005
Map Courtesy of the BBC

Five people have been shot dead in the eastern Pakistani city of Sialkot in what police suspect were "honour killings".

All five were relatives of a man said to have married a girl from the family of the alleged attackers.

The couple has disappeared since the attack on Sunday. Police say they fear for their lives.

Hundreds of people, especially women, are killed or injured in Pakistan every year in the name of honour.

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Posted on 08-16-2005