A woman’s uncle entered her house, accompanied by three gunmen, and opened fire against her and her daughter. The murder took place on Friday, in the district of Mansehra, in northwestern Pakistan.
A mother and one -year -old daughter and daughter were shot in Pakistan in an incident described as an “crime of honor” by the authorities, local police said Sunday.
The murder took place on Friday, in the Manshra district, located in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the northwest of the country, three years after the woman married a man without family permission.
A woman’s uncle entered her house, accompanied by three gunmen, and opened fire against her and her daughter, told District Police Muhammed Shahid to the Spanish agency.
Both died instantly, he added, adding that the police will investigate whether his wife’s parents were involved in the murder.
The girl was the daughter of the woman and the man she was married, who is currently working in Saudi Arabia.
“Crimes of honor” make hundreds of victims a year
Every year, hundreds of women are victims of the so -called “crimes of honor” in Pakistan, perpetrated by their families, under the pretext of having embarrassed their families when marrying without permission, a requirement in some Zones of Pakistan, especially rural ones.
In addition, the murdered woman belonged to the Syed lineage, who is believed to be descended from the Prophet Muhammad and, therefore, according to the Islamic law of some zones, must marry who is the same origin.
