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Honor Killing: Pakistani Man Tortured To Death After Having Illicit Affair

By Aayush Mahat
Published on: 05:42 PST, Jul 22, 2016

A 24-year-old Pakistani man was allegedly killed for having illicit relation with a married woman in a so-called honor killing. The event took place on Tuesday in an impoverished region of Dera Ghazi Khan district in a rare incident where a man was the victim.

According to the CNN, five men chopped off the victim’s arms, lips, and nose and took away the chopped parts with them, while leaving the man behind to die. The victim, Allah Ditta, was a resident of Mozzah Sabrah Nichwan, according to the reports.

The victim, who lived in Paigan, was reported to have been married. He was allegedly having an affair with another married woman who lived in the same village.

Station House Officer (SHO) Ali Muhammad said the men attacked Ditta as he went to meet the woman. Ditta began the relationship with the woman when he worked for the woman’s brother-in-law, and two of them eloped in May. But they were returned to their homes two weeks later after both families intervention.

Five people intercepted and attacked him when he was going to meet her, chopping off his arms, nose, and lips. The woman was left unharmed.

The attackers fled the scene and left him to die. He was soon rushed to Ghazi Medical College and reported to have died of profuse bleeding.

Police chief Ata Muhammad Khan confirmed the incident, saying, “The victim was taken to hospital where he died.”

The police have filed charges against two of the relatives of the woman, named Iqbal and Allah Diwaiya, as well as charging the three unnamed alleged participants. A search is underway to arrest all of the suspects.

Honor killings in Pakistan have raised so much criticism around the world, but cases of men killed in such attacks are rare. While this is the second case of honor killing within a week, many have been reported previously as the country has a long history of such attacks.

Statistics report over 5,000 instances of honor killings per year worldwide, while two-fifth of such heinous acts are reported to occur predominately in Islamic nations. As many attacks go unreported and / or unpunished, the actual numbers of honor killings are believed to be considerably higher.

According to Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, honor killings claimed lives of over 1,000 women last year.

Many women become victims of such gruesome attacks from their own members each year in the name of religion, tradition, and culture. Much of the time, honor killings involved young women accused of disgracing their families.

Recent reports of such an attack involved the slaying of the 25-year-old social media star, Qandeel Baloch, at her home. His brother, Waseem Baloch, was accused of the killing. He told police he was proud of his actions.

Baloch had almost 750,000 followers on Facebook, and she was both adored and reviled. Confessing, her brother said he had no remorse for the crime, and he was not embarrassed to have killed her.

“Girls are born to stay home and follow traditions. My sister never did that.”

The recent killing of a social media star, Qandeel Bolich, has led to urgent demands to amend the criminal law which allows criminals to avoid a jail term once the victim’s relative forgives them. Many human rights activists believe this a loophole that is frequently exploited. As Qandeel Bolich was killed by her brother, it would be up to one or more of his own relatives to forgive him, which greatly increases the chance he will never be imprisoned for the murder.

On Thursday, a bill was approved unanimously to close this loophole. If the bill becomes law, a criminal could no longer escape punishment even if the family of the victim forgives them.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Mr.Hamid, head of the committee, said, “The law will now require that even in such a case, the court will be bound to award life imprisonment.”

Baloch now faces the charge of committing a crime against the nation, and under the bill, he could no longer escape punishment even if the victim’s relatives forgive him.

[Phot By Anjum Naveed/AP Photos]

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