In a case of honour killing, a couple was shot dead on the orders of a tribal court in this Pakistani city for eloping to marry.
Azmat, 30, and Irfana, 18 were killed in the Shah latif township on the outskirts of Karachi on Wednesday, a police officer said. They had eloped and got married a year back.
“The couple was living in Banaras colony in Orangi town after getting married. Apparently few days back their families located them and convinced them everything will be forgiven and they just have to appear before a Jirga to settle the matter,” the Station House Officer (SHO) of the area said.