Pak man kills wife for ‘honour’, 14 yrs after killing 1st wife

Karachi, Aug 18 (PTI) Fourteen years after he killed hisfirst wife, a Pakistani man has murdered his second wife byrepeatedly stabbing her before slitting her throat with aknife, in the latest case of "honour killing" in the country. Rahim Daad killed Farzana, 35, inside their home inSindh’s capital Karachi early yesterday, police said. Daad hasbeen arrested and a knife was seized from him. He repeatedly stabbed Farzana before slitting her throat,Dawn reported quoting a top police official. During interrogation, Daad confessed to murder his wife inthe name of honour, the official added. Early Wednesday night, the couple had an argument oversome issue following which Farzana wanted to leave the houseand Daad. In an ensuing scuffle, Daad took out his knife andkilled her. He stabbed her in the abdomen and then slit her throat. The suspect had killed his first wife, a mother of three,citing that she too had shamed the family, the police said. In Pakistan, the victims of "honour killings" areoverwhelmingly women, with hundreds killed each year. Thecrime came under the international spotlight after socialmedia celebrity Qandeel Baloch was killed by brother. Baloch’s murder sparked an international uproar forcingthe Pakistani government to announce strict action againstthose involved in her murder. Rights groups have for years called for tougher laws totackle perpetrators of violence against women in Pakistan. PTIABH AKJABH