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Teenage victim fighting for her life after being shot by cousin
[DAWN] The Human Rights Commission of Pakistain (HRCP) on Wednesday drew the attention of National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR) towards an attempted honour killing case in the federal capital.

The teenaged victim is in a coma at the Pakistain Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) and doctors are not optimistic about her chances. Meanwhile,
...back at the Council of Boskone, Kinnison began his slow infiltration of the sewer system...
 the suspected attacker is yet to be placed in durance vile
Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages!
 and the NCHR has directed the inspector general of the police (IGP) to submit a report on the case.

A letter sent by the HRCP to the NCHR states that on June 9 the girl, aged between 16 and 17, was shot thrice allegedly by her cousin in the Nilore village.

Seven months ago, the father of the girl, who belongs to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central...
 and is settled in the Nilore village, decided to marry her off to a man much older than her. However,
man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them...
 the girl left her home with a boy belonging to a local community.

Four days later, the couple was caught at Khanna Pul and brought back home. The girl was beaten and locked up inside the home. On June 9, the letter says, while the girl was reading the Koran at home, her cousin shot her and fled.

"Her father filed an FIR with the Nilore police the same day and is not ready to reach any compromise with his nephew though the family pressure might force him to do so."
"You destroyed my chief asset, you pollock! Now I have a permanent expense to support her, and no chance of selling her on the wife market."
Shahla Rafi, a social worker and a resident of the same locality, told Dawn that she reported the case to the HRCP as most of the honour killings cases were never reported or not pursued by families.

"Though the father had earlier beaten his daughter, I believe that he did not want to kill her. The cousin of the girl, who was allegedly drunk, shot her three times and fled."
Drunk? I suggest Papa demands his nephew's family supply him with a suitable replacement for the girl or the equivalent brideprice to what she was formerly worth on threat of feud. Or the lad himself to work off the value of what he destroyed, though the labour of an impulsive drunkard isn't likely to be worth much.
The girl wanted to marry a local person but her family was against it, Ms Shahla said.

Human Rights Commissioner for Islamabad Chaudhry Mohammad Shafique told Dawn that the HRCP approached him on Wednesday.

"I immediately contacted the IGP and directed him to submit a report about the incident and the progress on the arrest of the suspect," he said.

"Moreover, as such victims don’t get proper care at hospitals I have also sought a report from Pims regarding treatment being provided to the girl and her condition."

Mr Shafique said though the father of the girl had lodged an FIR against the suspect, in a number of cases cousins or brothers killed women and in the end the fathers forgave them in the courts.

"So it will be very important to record the statement of the girl and in case she does not survive the statement of her mother will be very important," he said.

A political figure of the area, requesting anonymity, said efforts were underway to hush up the case. NCHR Chairman retired Justice Ali Nawaz Chohan told Dawn that normally the commission does not interfere in the investigation of the police but when it is learnt that the investigation has been stopped or slowed down the rights watchdog seeks a report from the police.

"We will definitely look into the issue so that the girl gets justice. We did the same in the Taiba Bibi torture case and questioned the police," he said.


Posted by: Fred 2017-06-16
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