August 2016. The former husband of a woman allegedly murdered in Pakistan has confessed to killing her. Samia Shahid, 28, a beautician from Bradford, died last month in northern Punjab in what is believed to have been a so-called honour killing. Ex-husband Chaudhry Muhammad Shakeel was arrested on suspicion of murder. He has now said he strangled Ms Shahid with a scarf. The beautician’s father Chaudhry Mohammad Shahid has been held as an accessory to murder. Mr Kazam, who is Ms Shahid’s second husband, believes his wife was killed because her family disapproved of their marriage. In his confession, Mr Shakeel, who is also Ms Shahid’s cousin, reportedly said he had demanded she leave her second husband and remarry him – which she refused to do. The Ancient Tradition of ‘Honour Killing’. There Can be No Honour in Any Killing.
Aug 2016. Honour Killing in Pakistan
