Another honor killing

Brothers kill sister for honour

KARACHI: Two brothers allegedly shot dead their 28-year-old married sister in Jacobabad on suspicion that she had an ‘illicit affair’, an area police official said on Saturday. Bhatti said police were searching for the brothers. Violence against women is common in many parts of Pakistan, where men consider it a slur on the family honor if their female relatives have love affairs or marry without their parents’ consent. ap

UPDATE: Another one

Man kills sister for ‘honour’

Staff Report

LAHORE: A man shot and killed his sister in the name of honour in Raiwind on Saturday.

Police said that Fayyaz Bashir suspected his sister was having an affair and shot and killed her at his Laday Kuchi residence. Fayyaz was arrested and a case registered against him.