Wednesday's horrific death of a 17-year-old Pakistani girl who was burned alive allegedly by her mother for eloping with a man has shed renewed light on the dark world of honor killings.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that honour killing is a despicable act and his administration has prioritised women’s empowerment and end to violence against them in Pakistan.

Honour killing’ — also called ‘shame killing’ — is the murder of an individual, mostly by the victim’s own family members, to protect the ‘’dignity’’ and ‘’honour’’ of ...

So-called honor killings, whereby a Muslim male family member, typically the father, murders his daughter in order to defend the family's honor, is a growing problem. While fathers are commonly ...

The estimated 27 victims of so-called "honor killings" each year in the U.S. don't fit neatly into the FBI's exhaustive Uniform Crime Reporting Statistics. Hidden among thousands of nondescript ...

In yet another case of ‘honour’ killing, a young woman was axed to death by her maternal grandfather in Karachi. She had married of her own free will in Jamshoro, Sindh a year ago and was ...

The menace of honour killing, or the Karo-Kari as it is referred in the local jargon, continues unabated even to this day despite the fact there is huge hue and cry within the society.

A man who recently moved his family back to Pakistan from the US has confessed to killing his teenage daughter because he ...

ONE British woman a month is murdered in a so-called honour killing, while countless more live in fear because of honour-based abuse. Fabulous investigates why these awful crimes persist in 2023.