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Subject: karo-kira
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urvoice1 26.12.12 - 02:00pm
Karo-kari is part of the cultural tradition in Pakistan and means black male (Karo) and black female (Kari), standing for adulterer and adulteress. Once labeled as a Kari, male family members get the self-authorized justification to kill her and the co-accused Karo, 'to restore family honor'. * +

urvoice1 26.12.12 - 02:00pm
In 2009, 472 cases of honour killings were reported. The count doesn't include mutilations and other such punishments. * +

urvoice1 26.12.12 - 02:01pm
A man cut the nose of his estranged wife at 32/4L village. Zareen Bibi, daughter of Kameer Ali Sial, was married to Muhammad Yaqoob Sial and the couple had 3 children. After developing some differences with her husband, Zareen shifted to her parents house at C-Line. A few days ago, Yaqoob, his father Sikandar and sister Yasmin came to Zareens house to resolve the dispute between the couple and stayed there at night. In the morning, Yaqoob, Sikandar and Yasmin entered Zareen's room and overpower * +

urvoice1 26.12.12 - 02:01pm
and overpowered her. Later, Yaqoob cut her nose with a knife and escaped. She was shifted to a hospital in Lahore where she is still being treated. The B-Division police have registered a case and have started investigations. * +

vampboy 26.12.12 - 02:03pm
omg I have never heard of this practise before this post, which parts of Pakistan does the article/news you read say It's being practised? * +

urvoice1 26.12.12 - 02:05pm
if it isn't death, it's mutilation by acid or by cutting off the womans nose. * +

urvoice1 26.12.12 - 02:06pm
the articles are here vamp. some painfull images too though: http://pakistaniwomen.org/news_pwhro.html * +

urvoice1 26.12.12 - 02:08pm
A man axed to death his daughter for alleged immoral character at Ghugh village in Neela police area. Mumtaz Hussain told the police that his sister, Salma Bibi, had disappeared from the house the previous night. After she returned in the morning, her infuriated father, Riaz, had killed her with an axe. The police have registered a case after autopsy. * +

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