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Honor killings in Pakistan: A system of gender terror?

With a conviction rate of just 0.5%, can we afford to keep calling this 'honor'

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Amber Shamsi

Pakistan Editor

Amber Rahim Shamsi is an award-winning multimedia journalist, political commentator, and free speech advocate with extensive experience in media development. She previously served as Director of the Centre for Excellence in Journalism (CEJ) at IBA, where she spearheaded the launch of iVerify Pakistan, a UNDP-supported fact-checking platform. A former BBC World Service bilingual reporter, she has hosted three major current affairs shows on Pakistani news channels. She is also an IVLP and ICFJ Digital Fellow, a media trainer, and an advocate for press freedom and gender representation in journalism.

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The honor killing pandemic: Is it time to call it gender terrorism? This past week in Pakistan:

  • A woman was executed in Balochistan for marrying without “permission”
  • A teenage girl in Rawalpindi was tortured and killed after a second marriage
  • A Christian-Muslim couple was found dead in Karachi
All in the name of “honor”. But when laws fail, courts look away, and jirgas take charge, is this really about honor, or about fear and control? In this episode of ‘The Story Behind’, Nukta Pakistan Editor Amber Shamsi investigates why justice for honor killings remains elusive.With a conviction rate of just 0.5%, can we afford to keep calling this “honor,” or is it time to recognize it as gender terrorismFeaturing voices from across Pakistan and a powerful conversation with journalist Maria Memon. Watch the full episode to understand why renaming the crime might be the first step toward real accountability.

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