Karo-kari in Shikarpur: President orders probe

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Karo-kari in Shikarpur: President orders probe

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President has ordered Sindh IG to conduct an inquiry into the karo-kari decision by Jirga.

06 March,2012 09:42 pm

Sindh Home Minister has ordered to suspend the DSP and the SHO in this regard.President Asif Ali Zardari took notice of the incident on a news of Dunya and ordered Sindh IG Mushtaq Shah to submit report after completing investigation.On the other hand, Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Wasan has sought an explanation from the Inspector General. The DSP and the SHO of the related police stations have been suspended at once.It is worth mentioning that the tribal chief had declared two women ‘kari’ in Shikarpur.Another woman has been shot dead at an undisclosed position, Dunya News reported quoting its sources.Sources said Jirga, a so-called council of local elders, declared the two women Kari, which means they would be killed for honour or bringing their family to disrepute.Kari is a social evil which every year claims lives of a number of innocent women in the name of honour.