ISLAMABAD: Two women have been hacked to death by close relatives who suspected them of flirting with neighbours, in a so-called honour killing, police said on Saturday. Farida, 18, and Hameeda, 20, were asleep when the men attacked them with axes, smashing their heads in Sindh on Thursday morning, police officer Ghulam Nabi said.
“The girls were asleep in their home when their four uncles attacked them,” Nabi told AFP. “They suspected the victims had bad character and were flirting with men in the village,” Nabi said, adding that two of the attackers had been arrested and police were searching for the other two
Source: Business Recorder
Date:2/25/2007