{"id":1355,"date":"2025-07-22T07:13:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T07:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/?p=1355"},"modified":"2025-07-22T07:17:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T07:17:05","slug":"honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/?p=1355","title":{"rendered":"“\u2018Honour\u2019 Killings Persist as 346 Slain in 2024: State Struggles to End Gendered Violence”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MURDER for \u2018honour\u2019 is craven compliance with customs that derive sustenance from blood. The most despicable form of gender violence is seen when a woman dares to love and, in doing so, violates family pride. She and her partner face death as a consequence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A harrowing video depicting the execution<\/a> of a young couple last month in Balochistan\u2019s Jaffarabad district recently went viral on social media and sent shockwaves across Pakistan. In the gruesome footage, a young woman is shot down as several men look on. A terrorism case has been registered on behalf of the state, and a dozen suspects<\/a>, including a tribal elder who allegedly ordered the killing, are under arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The case<\/a> has been transferred to the Serious Crimes Investigation Wing, while the Quetta judicial magistrate has ordered that the woman\u2019s body be exhumed. Two men in Attock also decided to restore family \u2018honour\u2019 with bloodshed: a mother of an infant took multiple bullets over doubts about her \u2018character\u2019 by both her husband and father-in-law. In Lower Dir, communal honour devoured a couple suspected of having illicit relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The persistence of such a scourge has sparked outrage about parallel justice systems and the fragile state of women\u2019s liberties in Pakistan. These acts should be stripped of all traditional context that valorises them. In 2016, the government moved to plug loopholes that made it easy for \u2018honour\u2019 killers to walk free: Section 311 of the PPC<\/a>, which addresses \u2018fasad fil arz\u2019, ensures that the state can intervene when \u2018honour\u2019 killing occurs and if the complainant forgives the perpetrator. Despite the amendments<\/a>, punishment for murder, including \u2018honour\u2019 killings, can be set aside by the victim\u2019s legal heirs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Courts rarely exercise the discretion to overrule settlements between perpetrators and the kin, thereby perpetuating a culture of impunity. The state must show resolve to protect its citizens from the cancer of patriarchy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The path to stem the rise in such murders over the last two years \u2014 HRCP data from January to November 2024 shows that 346 people were killed for \u2018honour\u2019 \u2014 lies in reforms to uphold justice, constitutional guarantees, and accountability. It does not help that activists focus on the courage of a woman facing the barrel of the gun. No life should be lost to toxic control. Women are not the family\u2019s social currency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MURDER for \u2018honour\u2019 is craven compliance with customs that derive sustenance from blood. The most despicable form of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsbeat"],"yoast_head":"\n"\u2018Honour\u2019 Killings Persist as 346 Slain in 2024: State Struggles to End Gendered Violence" - The Friday News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\""\u2018Honour\u2019 Killings Persist as 346 Slain in 2024: State Struggles to End Gendered Violence" - The Friday News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"MURDER for \u2018honour\u2019 is craven compliance with customs that derive sustenance from blood. The most despicable form of\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Friday News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-22T07:13:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-22T07:17:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2208560252dd4e0.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"thefridaynews\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"thefridaynews\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"thefridaynews\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e020f85335112c59d4c3d9ed6b67b37b\"},\"headline\":\"“\u2018Honour\u2019 Killings Persist as 346 Slain in 2024: State Struggles to End Gendered Violence”\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-22T07:13:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-22T07:17:05+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":404,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/2208560252dd4e0.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Newsbeat\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\\\/\",\"name\":\"\\\"\u2018Honour\u2019 Killings Persist as 346 Slain in 2024: State Struggles to End Gendered Violence\\\" - The Friday News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/2208560252dd4e0.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-22T07:13:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-22T07:17:05+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/2208560252dd4e0.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/2208560252dd4e0.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":300},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"“\u2018Honour\u2019 Killings Persist as 346 Slain in 2024: State Struggles to End Gendered Violence”\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Friday News\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Friday News\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/cropped-3-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/cropped-3-1.jpg\",\"width\":319,\"height\":158,\"caption\":\"The Friday News\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e020f85335112c59d4c3d9ed6b67b37b\",\"name\":\"thefridaynews\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7082bd31f5e9652aacd926cbd75c9b46563e2b6d2c99b152e821fac47b0688d4?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7082bd31f5e9652aacd926cbd75c9b46563e2b6d2c99b152e821fac47b0688d4?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7082bd31f5e9652aacd926cbd75c9b46563e2b6d2c99b152e821fac47b0688d4?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"thefridaynews\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thefridaynews.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"\"\u2018Honour\u2019 Killings Persist as 346 Slain in 2024: State Struggles to End Gendered Violence\" - The Friday News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"\"\u2018Honour\u2019 Killings Persist as 346 Slain in 2024: State Struggles to End Gendered Violence\" - The Friday News","og_description":"MURDER for \u2018honour\u2019 is craven compliance with customs that derive sustenance from blood. The most despicable form of","og_url":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\/","og_site_name":"The Friday News","article_published_time":"2025-07-22T07:13:56+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-07-22T07:17:05+00:00","og_image":[{"width":500,"height":300,"url":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2208560252dd4e0.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"thefridaynews","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"thefridaynews","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\/"},"author":{"name":"thefridaynews","@id":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e020f85335112c59d4c3d9ed6b67b37b"},"headline":"“\u2018Honour\u2019 Killings Persist as 346 Slain in 2024: State Struggles to End Gendered Violence”","datePublished":"2025-07-22T07:13:56+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-22T07:17:05+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\/"},"wordCount":404,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2208560252dd4e0.png","articleSection":["Newsbeat"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\/","url":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\/","name":"\"\u2018Honour\u2019 Killings Persist as 346 Slain in 2024: State Struggles to End Gendered Violence\" - The Friday News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2208560252dd4e0.png","datePublished":"2025-07-22T07:13:56+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-22T07:17:05+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2208560252dd4e0.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2208560252dd4e0.png","width":500,"height":300},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/honour-killings-persist-as-346-slain-in-2024-state-struggles-to-end-gendered-violence\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"“\u2018Honour\u2019 Killings Persist as 346 Slain in 2024: State Struggles to End Gendered Violence”"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/","name":"The Friday News","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/#organization","name":"The Friday News","url":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cropped-3-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cropped-3-1.jpg","width":319,"height":158,"caption":"The Friday News"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e020f85335112c59d4c3d9ed6b67b37b","name":"thefridaynews","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7082bd31f5e9652aacd926cbd75c9b46563e2b6d2c99b152e821fac47b0688d4?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7082bd31f5e9652aacd926cbd75c9b46563e2b6d2c99b152e821fac47b0688d4?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7082bd31f5e9652aacd926cbd75c9b46563e2b6d2c99b152e821fac47b0688d4?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"thefridaynews"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/thefridaynews.com"],"url":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1355"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1357,"href":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1355\/revisions\/1357"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}