Pakistan: Police arrest suspect in viral honour killing video
The practice, known as "honor killing," is a fairly prevalent one in Pakistan and some neighboring countries where eloped couples are killed to "restore" the family's social standing and reputation. Honor killings also occur in other situations where the partiarch deems the family's honor has been affected by women's actions.
In this instance, the unidentified couple was shot on the orders of a local tribe council in the southwestern Balochistan province, local authorities ascertained after an investigation.
Provincial chief minister Sarfraz Bugti, in a statement, said one of the suspects had been arrested under terrorism laws once the people in the video were identified.
What did the video show?
The video, taken in a desert amid pickup trucks, shows the woman being given a copy of the Quran. She then tells a man: "Come walk seven steps with me, after that you can shoot me."
The man followed her for a few steps when she said, "You are allowed only to shoot me. Nothing more than that."
The man then aimed the pistol at her and shot her three times. The woman did not cry or seek mercy but simply dropped to the ground after the third shot. The video then showed the bloody corpse of a man lying on the ground beside her. The men are then shown shooting at both bodies.
DW could not independently verify the video.
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Pakistani authorities on Sunday arrested a suspect after a viral video on social media showed a man and a woman being shot and killed for marrying against their family's wishes. The practice, known as "honor killing," is a fairly prevalent one in Pakistan and some neighboring countries where eloped couples are killed to "restore" the family's social standing and reputation. Honor killings also occur in other situations where the partiarch deems the family's honor has been affected by women's actions. In this instance, the unidentified couple was shot on the orders of a local tribe council in the southwestern Balochistan province, local authorities ascertained after an investigation. Provincial chief minister Sarfraz Bugti, in a statement, said one of the suspects had been arrested under terrorism laws once the people in the video were identified. What did the video show? The video, taken in a desert amid pickup trucks, shows the woman being given a copy of the Quran. She then tells a man: "Come walk seven steps with me, after that you can shoot me." The man followed her for a few steps when she said, "You are allowed only to shoot me. Nothing more than that." The man then aimed the pistol at her and shot her three times. The woman did not cry or seek mercy but simply dropped to the ground after the third shot. The video then showed the bloody corpse of a man lying on the ground beside her. The men are then shown shooting at both bodies. DW could not independently verify the video.
