Causes and Consequences of Honor Killing in Punjab, Pakistan
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| Author(s): |
Muhammad Bilal
Dr. Naima saeed
Syeda sidra kazmi
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| Abstract | Honor killing is a murder of a family member that aims to restore the honor of family. It is thought by family members that victim is source of dishonor for family and to remove the stain of dishonor family murder that family member. The purpose of the study is to investigate the causes of murder according to victim’s family. This study is conducted in Punjab. Study is qualitative in nature. A sample of 7 participants through purposive sampling selected from different areas of Punjab. In-depth interviews were conducted by researcher to investigate the causes of honor killing and also law enforcement policies and their implications regarding honor killing. The collected data was analyzing through thematic analysis. The results indicate that people has too much influenced by society, that after committing murder they are still their mind set that they restore their family honor by doing that act. They are satisfied and argued that they made an example and a lesson for other girls who are engaged with somebody and want to marry him. It is quite normal that individual has no right of marriage according to their choice. They should be agreed on the decision made by their family. If they like anyone it was a sin and dishonor for their family. There are also some weaknesses in law that provides a room to criminals. The victim and offender belong to same family so witness mostly favors the rest family member due to belongingness and also, they justify that murder was to restore family honor. The punishment given to a killer is extremely low regarding crime. There should be made amendments in law regarding honor killing. There should be involvement of community members to investigate the real facts. Only state has the authority to punish anyone on misconduct |
| Keywords | Honor killing, Dishonor, law enforcement, family bonding |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Type | Research paper, manuscript, article |
| Recognized by | Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, HEC | Category | "Y" | Journal Name | ILMA Journal of Social Sciences & Economics | Publisher Name | ILMA University | Jel Classification | - | DOI | http://dx.doi.org/ | ISSN no (E, Electronic) | 2790-5896 | ISSN no (P, Print) | 2709-2232 | Country | Pakistan | City | Karachi | Institution Type | University | Journal Type | Open Access | Manuscript Processing | Blind Peer Reviewed | Format | Paper Link | http://ijsse.ilmauniversity.edu.pk/arc/Vol3/pdf/3pdf | Page | - |