225 women killed for honour in 6 months in Pakistan alone

by René | October 1, 2008 at 09:25 pm

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Between January 2008 and June 2008, and 722 women murdered for other reasons than honor. Almost 1,000 women. In Pakistan alone.

225 women killed for honour in six months

LAHORE: Two hundred and twenty-five women have been killed in incidents of Karo Kari (honour killing) in the past six months across Pakistan, according to a survey conducted by the Aurat Foundation, BBC Urdu reported on Friday.

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