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Pakistan: teenage girls shot dead by relatives over online footage
Source: The Guardian
Pakistan: teenage girls shot dead by relatives over online footage
Father of one victim and brother of the other arrested in connection with the murders
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
Sun 17 May 2020 18.40 BST
Last modified on Sun 17 May 2020 21.10 BST
Two female teenagers in Pakistan have been murdered by family members after a video emerged online of them associating with a man.
The pair, said to be aged 16 and 18, were shot dead by male relatives in their remote village in Pakistan’s North Waziristan province this week after footage was posted online of them in the company of a young man in a secluded area.
After they were shot, the pair were then buried in the village by their family members.
Local police confirmed they had arrested the father of one of the victims, and the brother of the other victim, in connection with arranging and carrying out the murders, and they were now being held in custody.
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The tribal areas in North and South Waziristan, which borders Afghanistan, are known for the strict “honour code” imposed on women, whose movements are heavily restricted and who are often not allowed out of the house unaccompanied.
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Father of one victim and brother of the other arrested in connection with the murders
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
Sun 17 May 2020 18.40 BST
Last modified on Sun 17 May 2020 21.10 BST
Two female teenagers in Pakistan have been murdered by family members after a video emerged online of them associating with a man.
The pair, said to be aged 16 and 18, were shot dead by male relatives in their remote village in Pakistan’s North Waziristan province this week after footage was posted online of them in the company of a young man in a secluded area.
After they were shot, the pair were then buried in the village by their family members.
Local police confirmed they had arrested the father of one of the victims, and the brother of the other victim, in connection with arranging and carrying out the murders, and they were now being held in custody.
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The tribal areas in North and South Waziristan, which borders Afghanistan, are known for the strict “honour code” imposed on women, whose movements are heavily restricted and who are often not allowed out of the house unaccompanied.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/17/female-teenagers-in-pakistan-shot-dead-by-relatives-over-video
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Source: BBC
Pakistan girls murdered over phone video footage
17 May 2020
Two teenage girls have been murdered in a so-called "honour killing" in north-west Pakistan following a video circulated on the internet.
They are said to have been shot dead by family members earlier this week in a village on the border of the North and South Waziristan tribal districts.
The murders came after a video appeared on social media showing the girls with a young man, police said.
Two men were reportedly arrested on Sunday in connection with the case.
The two men were the father of one of the victims and brother of the other victim, the AFP news agency and Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reported, citing police officials.
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17 May 2020
Two teenage girls have been murdered in a so-called "honour killing" in north-west Pakistan following a video circulated on the internet.
They are said to have been shot dead by family members earlier this week in a village on the border of the North and South Waziristan tribal districts.
The murders came after a video appeared on social media showing the girls with a young man, police said.
Two men were reportedly arrested on Sunday in connection with the case.
The two men were the father of one of the victims and brother of the other victim, the AFP news agency and Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reported, citing police officials.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52696032
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