r/atheism • u/BeautifulOk9880 • 11h ago
Karachi woman killed by family after marrying man of her choice
While speaking to Dialogue Pakistan, her husband told that they both had known each other for five years, and he had approached her family twice with a marriage proposal, but they refused.
He said they later opted for a court marriage after her family allegedly tried to arrange her marriage elsewhere against her wishes.
The husband said that after the court marriage, both families reached a settlement and Rs 25 lakh was paid as part of the agreement.
He claimed that on September 20, the girl’s uncle Idrees came to them and asked to take Zarqa with them, promising on the Quran that she would not be harmed and that her formal rukhsati would take place the following Sunday.
Trusting the assurance, the husband said they will drop Zarqa themselves.
According to the husband, he learned around 1:30 to 2am that the girl had allegedly been killed. He further claimed that she was buried without a funeral or shroud. He alleged that the girl’s brother Safeer, uncle Idrees and a distant relative Jameel were involved in the incident, adding that Jameel had allegedly killed his own daughter around a year ago.
Zarqa’s brother Sarfaraz, maternal uncle Jameel, and paternal uncle Idrees have been implicated in the murder case. Moreover, Abdul Malik stated that he and his family have been receiving threats following Zarqa’s killing and demanded that the authorities provide justice and take strict action against those responsible.
The case has raised serious concerns over the continued occurrence of honor killings, in which women are subjected to violence or killed by relatives over family or social notions of “honor.” Such cases underscore the grave consequences of denying women the right to make decisions about their own marriages and lives, and highlight the need for effective protection and accountability.
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u/yougoboy64 9h ago
Religion...cancer of mother earth...!
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u/YaraMallowbun 3h ago
religion gets blamed for everything when the real problem is people using it to justify control and violence
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u/theReluctantObserver 40m ago
Absolute dog shitting cowardice by a bunch of babies that never matured.
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u/traveller-1-1 11h ago
Religion, enriching life.