Pakistani Man freed after Mother ‘pardons’ him for killing Sister

Pakistani Man freed after Mother ‘pardons’ him for killing Sister

A Pakistani man who murdered his celebrity sister was freed last week, after a court ruled it was not an “honour killing”, allowing their mother to pardon him under Islamic Sharia law in Pakistan, where a murder victim’s family is able to pardon a convicted killer. Six years ago, in 2016, Waseem Azeem strangled his […]

Zeenat Bibi, daughter killer, sentenced to death

Zeenat Bibi, daughter killer, sentenced to death

LAHORE: What is this ‘honour’ that pushes a mother to commit the dastardly deed of  setting fire to her 16 year old daughter?  Civilized society grapples with these horrendous killings, but the beat goes on. Who will stop the rain? More death sentences? A mother who murdered her own daughter and set her alight for […]