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Express Tribune
4 days ago
- Express Tribune
Mother of Degari murder victim sent to jail
Human rights activists shout slogans during a protest in Quetta, against the alleged honour killing of a couple last month in Balochistan, after eloping. Photo: AFP In a significant development in the Degari double murder case, police have obtained DNA samples from Gul Jan, the mother of the slain woman, Bano Bibi. The sampling was conducted on the request of the Serious Crime Investigation Wing. Following the conclusion of her two-day police remand, Gul Jan was produced before an Anti-Terrorism Court, which ordered her to be sent to jail. According to police officials, Gul Jan was taken into custody after a video surfaced in which she appeared to justify her daughter's killing as a form of "punishment" under Balochi tribal customs. The statement drew widespread public condemnation and is being treated as a key element in the investigation. The case drew national attention after a man and a woman were brutally murdered in the Didi area of Degari. A graphic video of the killings went viral on social media, triggering outrage and demands for swift justice from civil society, journalists, and the legal fraternity. The Balochistan High Court took suo motu notice of the incident and directed senior police officials to submit a detailed report. Investigations remain ongoing.
Express Tribune
7 days ago
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- Express Tribune
ATC grants 10-day remand of key suspect in Quetta 'honour killing' case
Listen to article An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Quetta on Wednesday granted a 10-day physical remand of accused Sardar Sherbaz Sakazai in the high-profile double murder case of a woman and a man, Express News reported. The case stems from a gruesome incident in the Degari area, three days before Eidul Azha, in which a woman and man were killed in public. The accused was presented before ATC No 1 in Quetta, where the court approved the police's request for extended remand. The court directed his custody remain with the police's Serious Crime Investigation Wing. The grisly video of the attack circulated on social media three days ago, prompting Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti to take notice, leading to multiple arrests. Read More: 14 suspects arrested over 'honour killing' of couple in Balochistan However, in a startling development, the victim's mother, Gul Jan, claimed her daughter, Bano, had been punished under Baloch customary law. She said Bano had absconded with a man named Ehsan for 25 days before being pardoned by her husband, and that the decision to kill her followed a jirga-held, culturally sanctioned judgment. She added that Ehsan had threatened her sons and shouted provocations in TikTok videos. Gul Jan appealed for the release of Sardar Sherbaz and other detainees. Also Read: LHC grills CTD on kill pattern during 'encounters' Meanwhile, the Pakistan Ulema Council condemned the mother's statement as contrary to the Quran, Sunnah, and Pakistan's Constitution, accusing her of complicity in the crime. Senior clerics, including Hafiz Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi and Maulana Maqbool Ahmed, urged the state and judiciary to take action against all perpetrators and facilitators, emphasising that even if family members seek forgiveness for perpetrators, 'Sharia does not allow pardon in unjust killings.' The religious body further stressed that parents implicated in the murder should also be held accountable, regardless of social or tribal customs, and urged full investigation and legal action in accordance with the law.
Express Tribune
21-03-2025
- Express Tribune
Five dead, 16 injured in bus-van collision
A collision between a factory bus and a passenger wagon near Lalian Toll Plaza resulted in five deaths and injuries to 16 other people. The Chiniot district administration registered a case against the bus driver under various sections of the Pakistan Penal Code, including negligence and recklessness. According to officials, the garments and hosiery factory bus was returning to Lalian after dropping off workers when it overtook another vehicle near the toll plaza and collided with the oncoming van. Rescue 1122 personnel arrived shifted the injured and the bodies to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital in Lalian, where an emergency was declared due to the large number of casualties. Four people with minor injuries were discharged from the hospital after initial medical treatment, while eight critically injured victims were shifted to the Chiniot DHQ Hospital. Of them, four were later referred to Allied Hospital in Faisalabad. Initial reports identified the deceased as Gul Jan, Taza Gul, Shaukat Ali, Majeed and Khalid Parvez. The injured included Sohail Akhtar, Ishrat Bibi, Faisal, Ghulam Mustafa, Abdul Haseeb, Abdul Rehman, Faisal Abbas, Tania, Amir, Hussain Ali, Begum Jan, Arshad and Sajida.
