Father Among Nine People Arrested in Pakistan over Suspected ‘Honor

Father among nine people arrested in Pakistan over suspected ‘honor

LAHORE: The father and the ex-husband of an alleged “honor killing” victim are among nine people arrested in eastern Pakistan in connection with the young woman’s death, police said. Police said Sidra Bibi, 18, was killed on the orders of a local council of elders in the garrison city of Rawalpindi after she married a man of her choice. Some of her relatives are alleged to

Victim's body exhumed, post-mortem conducted in Rawalpindi honour killing case

A representational image of police tape an a crime scene. — AFP/FileThe body of the woman, allegedly killed in the name of honour in Rawalpindi's Pir Wadhai area, was exhumed on Monday with authorities conducting a post-mortem as part of the ongoing probe in the murder case.The exhumation...

Father among 9 people arrested in Pakistan over suspected honor killing - The Morning Sun

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The father and the ex-husband of an alleged honor-killing victim are among nine people arrested in eastern Pakistan in connection with the young woman's death. Police said Sidra Bibi, 18, was killed on the orders of a local council of elders in the garrison city of Rawalpindi after she married a man of her choice. Some of her relatives are alleged to have buried her body and flattened the land to erase evidence of a grave…

Six held as post-mortem confirms strangulation in jirga killing

Rawalpindi: A married woman, allegedly killed on the orders of a jirga, was exhumed by authorities on court orders. Sources confirmed that a post-mortem was conducted at the site. Forensic experts were present during the process. They also collected various samples from the dead body for further investigation. Medical findings revealed disturbing details. The woman had clear signs of torture. Marks of violence were visible on her head, neck, and…

Sidra Arab’s body to be exhumed today on court order

The body of Sidra Arab, a young woman allegedly killed in a so-called ‘honor killing’ on the orders of a jirga in Rawalpindi’s Pirwadhai area, will be exhumed for postmortem today. According to reports, Sidra was murdered after a jirga’s decision and secretly buried in a local graveyard. She was married to Zia-ur-Rehman, who registered an FIR on July 21. In his complaint, he stated that Sidra had left home on July 11, taking gold jewelry, Rs150,…