WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Two brothers in Pakistan have been accused of gouging out their sister’s eyes and cutting off her feet in a brutal ‘honour killing’
In a shocking incident, two Pakistani men allegedly gouged out their sister’s eyes and severed her feet in an “honour killing”.
In November 2016, suspecting their sister of abduction, a pair of brothers – named as Muhammad Afzal and Mohammad Munir according to Pakistan-media outlet The Express Tribune – reportedly removed the eyes of their 40-year-old sister, Shareefan Bibi.
Afzal had allegedly suspected the mother of five of being involved in the kidnapping of his daughter, Asia, from Shehr Sultan village in Muzaffargarh, Punjab province, Pakistan.
The Express Tribune reported Afzal had filed a case against his sister regarding his daughter’s disappearance.
Afzal and Munir had allegedly sent the former’s son, Muhammad Aslam, to summon their sister (his aunt) for a court hearing, reports the Express[1].
Whilst Shareefan was travelling there, the three men allegedly seized her and gouged her eyes out with a sharp knife as well as severed her feet before swiftly fleeing from the scene of the crime.
The brother pair allegedly used a “sharp knife” and hacked away their sister’s limbs before immediately escaping the scene of the horrific crime.
Shareefan was reportedly rushed to a rural health centre by a passer-by after the gruesome attack, following which she was transferred to Nishtar Hospital in Multan, where she was said to have been in critical condition at the time.
Speaking to The Express Tribune, Nusrat, the daughter of Shareefan, claimed her uncles had plotted to murder her mother, blaming her for the kidnapping of Afzal’s daughter Asia.
This is far from the only instance of honour killings in Pakistan that has caught media attention. Earlier this year in January, a father confessed to killing his 15-year-old daughter after she defied his orders to stop posting videos on TikTok, as per police records.
Anwar ul-Haq, who had recently moved his family from the US to Pakistan, was charged with murder following his admission that he shot his teenage daughter, Hira, in the south-western city of Quetta. Despite initially pointing the finger at unknown men for the shooting, the father later admitted to the crime, stating he found his daughter’s online posts “objectionable.”
Ul-Haq, a US citizen, is reported to have forbidden his daughter from making TikTok videos he considered “inappropriate” and the family “had an objection to her dressing, lifestyle and social gathering,’ according to police.”
Authorities confirmed they were probing the motives behind the killing, including the possibility of it being an “honour killing”. Hira’s uncle by marriage had also been taken into custody in relation to her tragic murder.
According to reports from Human Rights groups, hundreds of individuals, predominantly women, become victims of “honour killings” in Pakistan annually. These are typically committed by family members who believe they are upholding their family’s honour.
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- ^ the Express (www.express.co.uk)