Pakistan: Teenage women killed over online video in ‘honour killing’

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    Pakistani human rights activists hold placards during a protest in Islamabad, Pakistan

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    It is primarily females and women who succumb to honour killings in Pakistan, according to Amnesty International (Picture: AFP)

    Two teenage women were presumably killed by their own household in a so-called ‘honour killing’ due to the fact that video appeared online of them with a boy.

    The women, 16 and 18, were shot dead in a town in north-west Pakistan, on the border of the North and South Waziristan tribal districts.

    Police have actually jailed 2 males on suspicion of their participation in the murders, the dad of among the victims and the bro of the other victim, authorities authorities informed BBC Urdu.

    The women were shot dead after a video appeared on social networks revealing them with a boy, authorities stated. According to the BBC, the video reveals a boy taping himself with 3 girls in a remote location outdoors.

    It is comprehended that the video was shot around a year ago however went viral on social networks in current weeks, a senior authorities authorities informed Dawn paper.

    The officer stated: ‘At the moment, our topmost priority is to secure the life of the third girl and the man before taking any action.’

    The occurrence is stated to have actually occurred on Thursday afternoon at Shaam Plain Garyom, a border town of North and South Waziristan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

    Human Rights Watch states that violence versus females and women stays a severe issue in Pakistan.

    Pakistani human rights activists shout slogans during a protest in Karachi, Pakistan, over 'honour killing' murders

    Pressure group Human Rights Watch states the most typical factors for ‘honour killing’ murders are that the victim declined to participate in a set up marital relationship, was the victim of a sexual attack or rape or had sexual relations outside marital relationship, even if just declared (Picture: AFP)

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    Activists think about 1,000 ‘honour killing’ murders are performed throughout Pakistan every year (Picture: AFP)

    Activists think about 1,000 such ‘honour killing’ murders are performed throughout the nation every year.

    The term describes the murder of a member of a household who is viewed to have actually brought dishonour upon family members.

    Pressure group Human Rights Watch states the most typical factors are that the victim declined to participate in a set up marital relationship, was the victim of a sexual attack or rape or had sexual relations outside marital relationship, even if just declared.

    But killings can be performed for more insignificant factors, like wearing a method considered unsuitable or showing behaviour viewed as disobedient.

    It is primarily females and women who succumb to honour killings in Pakistan, according to Amnesty International.

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