Relatives kill teenage girl for 'honour' on tribal jirga's orders in Khyber Agency

[HAIDER]

A teenage girl was reportedly murdered by her relatives allegedly on the orders of a tribal jirga in Khyber Agency on Friday, in what the local political administration said was a case of 'honour' killing.

The jirga had issued the orders to kill 13-year-old Naghma after it emerged that she had allegedly attempted to run away with two young men, an official said.

After she allegedly ran away with them, the boys abandoned Naghma during the journey "out of fear". She was later taken into custody by the security forces and released on bail upon assurance by the girl's relatives that they would not kill her, Assistant Political Agent Niaz Mohammad told local reporters.

However, despite their assurances, Naghma's relatives shot her dead three days later inside a house in Landi Kotal tehsil and silently buried her body in a local graveyard.

A local government official told this scribe on condition of anonymity that the girl's killer is in the custody of the political administration.

Meanwhile, a journalist belonging to Khyber Agency claimed that the two boys who allegedly ran away with the girl are in the custody of the same jirga. He claimed that the boys' relatives will make every effort to secure their freedom, but it is possible that they too will be killed on the jirga's orders.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra has sought a report into the incident from the political agent. He said the teenage girl's murder was contrary to human rights.

The National Assembly earlier this year passed a bill giving legal and constitutional cover to the centuries old jirga and panchayat systems in the country with a view to ensure speedy resolution of petty civil matters and reduce the burden of litigations on the courts.

Hundreds of women are murdered every year in Pakistan, often by their own relatives, for going against their families' wishes in matters of love and marriage.

The perpetrators of so-called honour killings often walk free because they can seek forgiveness for the crime from another family member.

The Aurat Foundation’s annual report of 2016 showed 7,852 cases of violence against women.

According to Saima Munir, who works for the Aurat Foundation, there has been a 70 per cent increase in honour killings in the past year.
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[Divergent]

This is disgusting. We need to accept the more "tight-hold strict grip" you have over people the more messed/rebellious they become.

She was in early teens, a child. An age where you're bound to make stupid mistakes, all of which are part of a learning and experiencing process. They didn't give her the chance to become a better person, they took it away. She was killed because she did something silly which most children do. She was just a child. They didn't forgive her nor address problems or help. They killed her. Awful.

 

[Shiji]

Bast@#d deserves to have him balls cut and shoved down his throat till he dies of excessive bleeding!
Why is FATA not being included in KPK, what's taking so long?

 

[Ocean]

A teenage girl was reportedly murdered by her relatives allegedly on the orders of a tribal jirga in Khyber Agency on Friday, in what the local political administration said was a case of 'honour' killing.

The jirga had issued the orders to kill 13-year-old Naghma after it emerged that she had allegedly attempted to run away with two young men, an official said.

After she allegedly ran away with them, the boys abandoned Naghma during the journey "out of fear". She was later taken into custody by the security forces and released on bail upon assurance by the girl's relatives that they would not kill her, Assistant Political Agent Niaz Mohammad told local reporters.

However, despite their assurances, Naghma's relatives shot her dead three days later inside a house in Landi Kotal tehsil and silently buried her body in a local graveyard.

A local government official told this scribe on condition of anonymity that the girl's killer is in the custody of the political administration.

Meanwhile, a journalist belonging to Khyber Agency claimed that the two boys who allegedly ran away with the girl are in the custody of the same jirga. He claimed that the boys' relatives will make every effort to secure their freedom, but it is possible that they too will be killed on the jirga's orders.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra has sought a report into the incident from the political agent. He said the teenage girl's murder was contrary to human rights.

The National Assembly earlier this year passed a bill giving legal and constitutional cover to the centuries old jirga and panchayat systems in the country with a view to ensure speedy resolution of petty civil matters and reduce the burden of litigations on the courts.

Hundreds of women are murdered every year in Pakistan, often by their own relatives, for going against their families' wishes in matters of love and marriage.

The perpetrators of so-called honour killings often walk free because they can seek forgiveness for the crime from another family member.

The Aurat Foundation’s annual report of 2016 showed 7,852 cases of violence against women.

According to Saima Munir, who works for the Aurat Foundation, there has been a 70 per cent increase in honour killings in the past year.
dawn.com

Honor killings for these fata tribals is like going for a cup of tea. Women are the most worthless object , more worthless than buckles of these tribals peshawari chappals.
I had watched a little bit of a drama sang e mar mar and if it was true then i would say this is one of the few cases that made it to media else many such naghmas are killed n burried there. I dont have any respect left for our qabailis

Secondly, i dont understand the stupid pakistani concept of ghairat with regards to woman. If a girl dates then her family mens ghairat gets effected, if she marrys on her choice then ghairat wakes up, if she goes out on her own ,talks to men ghairat wakes up, wants divorce ghairat wakes up whilst same controlling men spend their good portion of day stalking women or watching adult films.
I dont believe in typical pakistani shytty ghairat concepts.

Bast@#d deserves to have him balls cut and shoved down his throat till he dies of excessive bleeding!
Why is FATA not being included in KPK, what's taking so long?

This news is just tip of iceberg

A teenage girl was reportedly murdered by her relatives allegedly on the orders of a tribal jirga in Khyber Agency on Friday, in what the local political administration said was a case of 'honour' killing.

The jirga had issued the orders to kill 13-year-old Naghma after it emerged that she had allegedly attempted to run away with two young men, an official said.

After she allegedly ran away with them, the boys abandoned Naghma during the journey "out of fear". She was later taken into custody by the security forces and released on bail upon assurance by the girl's relatives that they would not kill her, Assistant Political Agent Niaz Mohammad told local reporters.

However, despite their assurances, Naghma's relatives shot her dead three days later inside a house in Landi Kotal tehsil and silently buried her body in a local graveyard.

A local government official told this scribe on condition of anonymity that the girl's killer is in the custody of the political administration.

Meanwhile, a journalist belonging to Khyber Agency claimed that the two boys who allegedly ran away with the girl are in the custody of the same jirga. He claimed that the boys' relatives will make every effort to secure their freedom, but it is possible that they too will be killed on the jirga's orders.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra has sought a report into the incident from the political agent. He said the teenage girl's murder was contrary to human rights.

The National Assembly earlier this year passed a bill giving legal and constitutional cover to the centuries old jirga and panchayat systems in the country with a view to ensure speedy resolution of petty civil matters and reduce the burden of litigations on the courts.

Hundreds of women are murdered every year in Pakistan, often by their own relatives, for going against their families' wishes in matters of love and marriage.

The perpetrators of so-called honour killings often walk free because they can seek forgiveness for the crime from another family member.

The Aurat Foundation’s annual report of 2016 showed 7,852 cases of violence against women.

According to Saima Munir, who works for the Aurat Foundation, there has been a 70 per cent increase in honour killings in the past year.
dawn.com

And why would a 13 year old try to run away? That usually happens in households where women are kept oppressed, girls are not given education, cant attend school, do house chores etc all day and even then get beaten up over small stuff. Why would a kid as young as her would attempt to run ?

 

[Kabira]

Things will get worse before they get better. As FATA open up news like these will reach mainstream media more quickly unlike before.

According to Saima Munir, who works for the Aurat Foundation, there has been a 70 per cent increase in honour killings in the past year.

More like increase in reports of honour killings.

Bast@#d deserves to have him balls cut and shoved down his throat till he dies of excessive bleeding!
Why is FATA not being included in KPK, what's taking so long?

It's not like laws in settled areas are any better. In Pakistan is even easier to get away with honour killing then rich killing poor. In later case at least rich have to pay.

 

[Safriz]

25 years ago i witnessed a similar thing in my corner of the world and that was the silliest thing i ever saw. A total of 20 men died in a single day over enmity due to a love affair between boy and girl of rival tribes. The boy and girl both died in the tribal clash, and so did 25 others.
The police did try to intervene and stop the madness, but the types and amount of weapons people keep in those parts of the world , reduces police's chances of any successful intervention unless they get support from Gunship helicopters or half a battalion of well trained and well armed soldiers.

 

[Hell hound]

forced eradication of their gun and jirga culture is the only way.
when there is a proper legal system in place in the country why are we still allowing them or groups in lower punjab and sindh to have their own jirga system is above me

 

[Zibago]

It's not like laws in settled areas are any better. In Pakistan is even easier to get away with honour killing then rich killing poor. In later case at least rich have to pay.

You have no idea how many people use target killers to kill their girls in name of honour and later pay themselves blood money through killer to exploit the system
Yahan to away ka tawa bigra hy

forced eradication of their gun and jirga culture is the only way.
when there is a proper legal system in place in the country why are we still allowing them or groups in lower punjab and sindh to have their own jirga system is above me

Take control of the jirga system and implement Pakistani laws in them
I am sure people from that region will agree @RealNapster @Spring Onion

 

[Itaalvi]

We need to abolish Jirga system and should be replaced with Sharif system like USA did in California and other states.

Police is a total fail in KPK and I don't know where is new KPK as promised and prophesied by Rondoo Khan.

 

[Hell hound]

Take control of the jirga system and implement Pakistani laws in them
I am sure people from that region will agree @RealNapster @Spring Onion

i don't think that will solve the problem as the decision will still be given (or at least will be heavily influenced) by the elders in those jirga and knowing our state there will be no one there to challenge them or there power which will defeat the purpose of above provided suggestions in the first place.what we need is proper police/police procedures and courtrooms like the rest of the country period. if rest of us can live under the writ of the state why can't they.

 

[Zibago]

i don't think that will solve the problem as the decision will still be given (or at least will be heavily influenced) by the elders in those jirga and knowing our state there will be no one there to challenge them or there power which will defeat the purpose of above provided suggestions in the first place.what we need is proper police/police procedures and courtrooms like the rest of the country period. if rest of us can live under the writ of the state why can't they.

The regions that have jirgas have low literacy rates and are mainly rural with low police presence and high gun ownership we need to move slowly

 

[Hell hound]

The regions that have jirgas have low literacy rates and are mainly rural with low police presence and high gun ownership we need to move slowly

sometime you have to force the hand mate 70 years was enough time for them get mainstream but they chose not to.now if we want to root out the extremism and terrorism from these areas we need to shatter their sense of clanship with afghanis, mine the border, rob them of all the illegal weapons/weapon manufacturing capabilities and bring them under the state by any means necessary.
if we don't do this now then we will never truly see peace and development in that area and in effect never in pakistan .

 

[abdulbarijan]

• First off, the journalist from KPK stated that the two boys who ran with her are in the jirga's custody. So while we rightfully complain about what happened to the girl, let's not forget that two more lives also hang in the balance.
  
  
• @Azlan Haider , your quite knowledgeable in terms of the law, can you outline what sort of legitimate power, in terms of the Pakistani law, does a jirga have, considering the NA passed a bill giving these systems a constitutional cover?
  
  
• Lastly, forced eradication of guns and a jirga isn't going to accomplish much. One has to realize, the very reason that the jirga system exists today, is because the decisions made there are in tune with the value system of the people there. Even if you outright outlaw it, it doesn't mean people won't go to the elders, and end up doing whatever is recommended by them. The fix is a slow one, and has to do more with a mix of educational reforms plus structural reforms.

 

[M. Sarmad]

@Azlan Haider , your quite knowledgeable in terms of the law, can you outline what sort of legitimate power, in terms of the Pakistani law, does a jirga have, considering the NA passed a bill giving these systems a constitutional cover?

The Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) Bill 2017 is currently enforced in Islamabad Capital Territory only and it may (or may not) be extended to other regions of the country in future.

Under ADR, a Court may refer any civil case to a "Mediatory Body" (ADR Center) anytime during the case proceeding provided that both parties agree to it. As per the bill, the Government has to notify a neutral panel (including lawyers, retired judges, ulema and technocrats) in each district. If a "settlement" is reached within 30 days, the ADR Center has to submit it to the Court which will then pronounce judgement and pass decree in terms of settlement.

As for compoundable (قابل راضی نامہ) offenses, the Court may appoint a Neutral or such other person as may be agreed upon by the parties to facilitate compounding of the offence.

A "Jirga" (even if the ADR Bill is extended to entire Pakistan) has no "legal" authority to act independently of courts and award/carry out any kind of punishments.

As for Perpetrators being forgiven by other family members in the so called honor killing cases, the relevant law (311 PPC) was amended in 2016 and this was added:

"Provided that if the offence has been committed in the name or on the pretext of honour the punishment shall be imprisonment for life."

 

[Hell hound]

Lastly, forced eradication of guns and a jirga isn't going to accomplish much. One has to realize, the very reason that the jirga system exists today, is because the decisions made there are in tune with the value system of the people there. Even if you outright outlaw it, it doesn't mean people won't go to the elders, and end up doing whatever is recommended by them. The fix is a slow one, and has to do more with a mix of educational reforms plus structural reforms.

gun reforms can easily be implemented as pak army is still there once they are gone it will be an impossible task.
coming to the elder part just consider/book these elders as accomplice in crime if they don't abstain from participating in this practice.
if 70 years couldn't do it what results are you expecting in few years. some time you need to force the hand of other party for your and their own good. and remember bro static friction is always greater than dynamic friction.you can go easy on them once things get moving.