Source: Central News Agency
A video showing a couple from a remote tribal area in Pakistan being subjected to "honor killing" has gone viral online, causing public outrage. It has not only prompted people to carefully examine the long-standing customary practices of the tribe, but also led to increasing calls for justice in such cases.
According to Reuters, Pakistan receives hundreds of reports of so-called "honor killings" each year, but rarely sparks responses from the public or law enforcement. However, the video of a couple accused of adultery being taken into the desert and executed by a group of men touched a nerve.
The video shows a man handing the woman about to be executed, Bano Bibi, a Quran. The police confirmed that he was her brother, Satakzai. Bano said, "Walk seven steps with me, then you can shoot." She walked a short distance forward and stopped facing away from them.
Satakzai shot Bano three times, and she fell to the ground. A few seconds later, the man accused of having an affair with Bano, Ehsan Ullah Samalani, was also shot dead.
After the execution video in Balochistan province of Pakistan went viral online, the government quickly took action, with politicians, human rights organizations, and religious leaders speaking out in condemnation.
The police arrested 16 people in the Nasirabad area of Balochistan, including a tribal chief and Bano's mother.
Human rights lawyer Jibran Nasir believes that the government's response is more of a show than actual justice. He pointed out, "This crime occurred several months ago, near the capital of a province, it wasn't done in secret. But it wasn't until 240 million people saw this execution video that someone took action."
The police stated that Satakzai, who shot the couple, is still at large. Balochistan provincial governor Sarfraz Bugti directly called this case a challenge to authority, vowing to eliminate illegal tribal courts.
Bano, the Pakistani woman who was killed, is shown with her mother (center) attending the trial on the 26th. Reuters
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