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| Man kills wife and cousin in the name of honour |
| 2005-03-28 |
 LAHORE: A man killed his wife and cousin in the name of honour on Sunday and surrendered himself to the South Cantt police. Muhammad Akram, a resident of Nadirabad, had married Razia a few years ago. Akram's cousin, Muhammad Basharat, visited him on Saturday and stayed the night at his house. In the morning, Akram found his wife and cousin in a compromising position. He got angry and shot them dead. Later, he surrendered himself to the police. The bodies were sent for an autopsy. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 For a moment there, I thought we were talkin' Michael Schiavo stuff. |
| Posted by: Dennis Kucinich 2005-03-28 4:51:08 PM |
| #7 If the cousin was a woman, things probably would have turned out different. |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2005-03-28 11:29:22 AM |
| #6 Wonder that constitutes "compromising position"..? He was in the kitchen cooking and cleaning , she was in the living room with her feet up watching 'Trisha' and having a rest .. ! |
| Posted by: MacNails 2005-03-28 10:05:05 AM |
| #5 In Western culture, almost all honor involves the death of self in a selfless act. Or death of the offender. If, for example, someone close to you is raped, then "defending the family honor" may mean killing the rapist. Which always made more sense to me than the Sharia-based concept of killing the victim to prove your honor. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-03-28 10:03:34 AM |
| #4 In the morning, Akram found his wife and cousin in a compromising position. Wonder that constitutes "compromising position" in Dar el Sociopath? |
| Posted by: gromgorru 2005-03-28 9:54:48 AM |
| #3 Next on Springer.... |
| Posted by: Thruting Whiling7785 2005-03-28 9:04:12 AM |
| #2 I should've added,"when death is necessary"... |
| Posted by: .com 2005-03-28 2:33:59 AM |
| #1 IMHO, it's a remarkable fact that honor in Islam / Shari'a always means the death of someone else. In Western culture, almost all honor involves the death of self in a selfless act. Odd, that. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-03-28 2:33:09 AM |