Honor Killing Strikes Takhtbhai: Sister-In-Law and Brother-In-Law Slain

In a tragic incident in Takhtbhai Tehsil of Mardan, a girl, and a boy fell victim to honor killing. The victims, identified as sister-in-law and brother-in-law, were allegedly murdered by the brother of the girl. The accused perpetrator has fled the scene.

According to the Takhtbhai police station, Shabir, son of Aziz from Hathian, reported to the police in Shergarh that his twenty-seven-year-old sister, Gul Seenat, had eloped with her thirty-year-old brother-in-law, Muhammad Bilal, son of Mahmood, some time ago, and they were in hiding.

The search for the missing individuals ended tragically when both were discovered shot dead near Gujjar Garhi on Ring Road. The alleged perpetrator, Shahzeb, son of Mahmood and brother of the female victim, is believed to be the assailant.

Upon notification of the incident, the medical team of Rescue 1122 rushed to the scene and transferred the bodies to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Takhtbhai for post-mortem examination. Takhtbhai police have registered a case of double murder against the accused and have initiated an investigation into the matter.

Source: Tribal News Network

Women desk established in Khyber to ensure justice for women

KHYBER: A women’s desk had been established in Khyber’s Bara police station to quickly resolve complaints of women. The desk, after being established earlier this year, has registered at least 15 cases.

The cases range from domestic violence, education, marriage, deprivation of inheritance rights, honour killing and others. The outcome of the desk can be seen positively with most case rulings in favour of women.

The desk was formally inaugurated by IG Police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Akhtar Hayat Khan along with the appointment of female staff including desk officer Fatima Afridi.

Fatima told Express News that cases pertaining to multiple issues were entertained but in a strange turn of events, a case of the obsolete tradition of ‘Ghag’ was also registered.

Ghag means a custom, usage, tradition or practice whereby a. person forcibly demands or claims the hand of a woman, without her own or her parents’ or wali’s will and free consent, by making an open declaration either by words spoken or written or by visible.

The officer added that the initiative is seen as a ray of hope for women deprived of justice which ensures satisfaction at every stage. IG Hayat Khan said that there was a need to have multiple gender desks to entertain Khyber’s women population, which numbers more than 0.6 million.

He added that awareness regarding the importance of the gender desk was also necessary to make the initiative helpful in real terms.

District Police Officer (DPO) Khyber Salim Abbas Kalachi said access to justice for every man and woman is the basic characteristic of a civilized society, adding that women seeking justice were earlier seen as untraditional.

He added that they remain committed to recruiting more women police officers to back the initiative and have more gender desks in the region.

Source: Express Tribune