4 cousins murdered in suspected 'honour' killing in Upper Kohistan: police

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4 cousins murdered in suspected 'honour' killing in Upper Kohistan: police

Umar Bacha Published December 22, 2018

Kohistan DPO says the murders were committed on the orders of family elders over suspicions of illicit relations. — File

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Four members of a tribe were shot dead in a suspected 'honour' killing case in the Lotar area of Upper Kohistan on Friday, DawnNews reported on Saturday citing local police.

According to Kohistan District Police Officer (DPO) Raja Abdul Saboor, the quartet, which included two women and two men, were murdered on the orders of the family elders over suspicions of illicit relations.

The police official said that the slain men and women were cousins and that their bodies have been transferred to Dasu Rural Health Centre for post-mortem examination.

DPO Saboor said that a First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against a certain Rehmat Ali —another cousin of the deceased.

Furthermore, the DPO said that investigation into the case as well as raids to arrest the accused are underway.

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Zak

Dec 22, 2018 01:17pm

Put whole jirga in jail for at least 50 years. Rotters.

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Amer

Dec 22, 2018 01:32pm

It’s a crime. The killers and the members of the Jirga should all be arrested. Life for life Are we an animal society?

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M. Saeed

Dec 22, 2018 01:36pm

If the two women and two men, were murdered on the orders of a Jirga (tribal council), over suspicions of illicit relations, then the Jirga should be arrested for actually aiming and pressing the trigger.

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fairplay

Dec 22, 2018 02:09pm

@Amer , agree with you.

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Amit

Dec 22, 2018 06:43pm

@Amer , Your question has the answer.

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Gopal

Dec 22, 2018 07:15pm

@Amer , very much.

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Asif A. Shah

Dec 22, 2018 07:22pm

Barbaric!

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Uncle Funky

Dec 22, 2018 07:31pm

This is what happens when locals are given law and order control.

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ali ahmed

Dec 22, 2018 08:12pm

what happened to the murderer of 4 female in Kohistan? even suo moto was taken

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sajed syed

Dec 22, 2018 08:30pm

In 21st century, 7th century barbarianism and tribal evils still linger on due to Institutional Cult eulogized and its warlord revered!

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Philosopher (from Japan)

Dec 22, 2018 10:26pm

Happened in 21st century. Pity

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Imran Ahmed

Dec 22, 2018 10:41pm

Unless speedy justice is available free of cost as a basic right, unless law is applied universally to man , woman, rich, poor, un-employed, employed, alim, non muslim, civilian, military, judge or criminal - without fear, prejudice or favouritism - we will have to suffer anachronisms like jirgas. Without equal justice for its citizens no nation can prosper or progress.

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Maboob Saleem

Dec 23, 2018 12:14am

Two women and two men, were murdered on the orders of a jirga and over suspicions! Is that what they call Islamic justice?

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Harry

Dec 23, 2018 12:50am

''A recent report revealed that while British Pakistanis were responsible for three per cent of all births, they accounted for 30 per cent of British children born with a genetic illness. '' Daily Mail, London

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Dec 23, 2018 05:55am

Thirty years ago we had a chokidar in Karachi from Kohistan he would never go to his family. One day upon asking he said he has made an enemy and if he goes back he will be killed. this is how tribal system 30 years later still exist in this part of the world.

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Kaka

Dec 23, 2018 10:15am

"Report (FIR) has been registered against a certain Rehmat Ali —another cousin of the deceased." So with a name like Rehmat he may have murdered 4 of his cousins. SMH

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