A crime report revealed on Monday that Sindh’s honour killing cases have increased by 1 pc in the first six months of 2021.
According to the report conveyed to the Director-General National Police Bureau, 67 women were killed in the name of honour in Sindh in the first half of this year. The report further said that 16 men were also killed in the name of honour, this shows a two per cent increase in the statistics compared to the same period last year.
The police report shared that Kalashnikovs, short guns, pistols, daggers and other weapons were used in these incidents reported across the Sindh province.
“28 incidents of honour killings saw husbands involved in killing their wives while four and 10 incidents respectively showed involvement of father and brother,” the report shared as it further highlighted that 16 incidents also involved relatives who killed men and women over suspicion of being romantically involved with each other.
