Two killed for honour

MANSEHRA: A woman and a man were killed in the name of honour in Parain village here on Sunday. Police said that the accused and his friend called their rival party to hold a jirga to settle a dispute. However, when the members of the group reached there, they were fired upon by the two accused, killing a woman and a man. The accused escaped the area. A man from the rival party registered FIR with the police, stating that the accused called them to settle a theft case through a jirga. The police were informed that one of the accused suspected that his sister-in-law had illicit relations with the brother of the victim. The complainant said that the suspects had also got registered an FIR of theft against his brother on June 26, after which, the police had arrested him and sent him to jail. A police official in Saddar police station said that the bodies were taken to King Abdullah Teaching Hospital and were later handed over to families after fulfilling legal formalities. Published in Dawn, July 7th, 2014