3 young women of the same family were shot dead on Wednesday, May 11 by
male relatives who suspected them of having relations with men. The women, aged 22, 28, and 29, all lived in the same house.
According to police, the women Zahara, Farzana and her step-mother Nasreen —
residents of Chak 92 Rb in Faisalabad district - were found dead by
residents after they heard gunshots in the morning. Three men had fled
the scene before the neighbours arrived.
"The
men suspected that the three women had illicit relations with other men
and shot them in the chest and face and fled after the murders," said
police investigator Mohammed Ayub.
The police said initial investigations revealed that Farzana’s
husband Wahid alias Baga, Zahara’s husband Saqib and his brother had
exchanged harsh words with the women before the incident. The neighbours
confirmed that the family members had an argument before they heard the
gunshots. According to local residents, the husband was not happy with
his wife and daughter.
A murder case has been registered against the three suspects at
Balochni police station on the complaint of Zahra’s father. The police
are conducting raids in different parts of the city to arrest the
suspects.
Nearly 1,100 women were killed in Pakistan in 2015 by their
relatives, who believed they had dishonoured their families, the Human
Rights Commission of Pakistan said in a report released in April.
Pakistan
amended its criminal code in 2005 to prevent men who kill female
relatives escaping punishment by pardoning themselves as an "heir" of
the victim. But it is left to a judge's discretion to decide whether to
impose a prison sentence when other relatives of the victim forgive the
killer- a loophole that critics say is still exploited.
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