KASUR: An 18-year-old girl was allegedly axed to death in the name of honour in the Jalo village on Thursday.

Police claimed that Amina Bibi had allegedly eloped with a man of the same village and contracted marriage with him against the wishes of her family some 15 days back.

Later, a village council, headed by a local political figure, decided to return Amina Bibi to her family, and as a punishment, the man’s family would give the hand of a woman in marriage to a member of Amina Bibi’s family.

On Thursday, police claimed that Amina Bibi had an argument with her family members, who allegedly attacked her with an axe. She suffered serious injuries and succumbed to her injuries while being shifted to a hospital.

Police are looking into the matter, including the role of the village council.

BODY FOUND: The Changa Manga Police claimed to have recovered the body of an unidentified woman from a deserted home in the Teerath village on Thursday.

Police said the body was recovered by breaking open the door of the home, belonging to one Muhabbat Ali, after information was received from the locality.

According to the police, the victim was in her 40s, while the body was about five days old.

Police shifted the body to the THQ Hospital for postmortem and were trying to ascertain the identity of the woman. Police also claimed to have arrested the owner of the house and were investigating.

Published in Dawn, August 14th, 2026