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Archive for April 15th, 2009

One-fifth of homicides in Pakistan are honour killings

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

An epidemiological study published in the April 2009 issue of the European Journal of Public Health concludes that 1957 honour killings of women occurred in Pakistan between January 2004 and December 2007—about 20 percent of all homicides.
The study was led by Dr. Muazzam Nasrullah of the Aga Khan University in Pakistan. An excerpt is [...]

Woman facing deportation fears she will be killed

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

A woman in Mississauga is due to be deported to Pakistan on 28 April even though she claims her estranged husband will kill her when she arrives because, in his view, she has offended his honour. Her appeal is now being heard.
[Roohi] Tabassum, 44, says her ex, Faisal Javed, a businessman and Sunni community [...]