HRCP Demand
MULTAN,Feb 3rd:The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) called upon the Punjab government to ensure an early and transparent investigation of an alleged incident of honour killing of a young woman of Bahawalpur.
Saima left her parents house in November and went to Karachi with a man named Dilawar, who she wanted to marry, but her family wanted her to marry someone else. Saima’s family had took Dilawar’s father to Karachi with them and brought her back to Bahawalpur three days later and assured her that she would be married to Dilawar. However, she was confined to her house for the next two months, where she died on January 22. In a letter to the Punjab government, HRCP said, “The family claims that Saima had committed suicide by consuming a poisonous substance. No report is yet available to determine the cause of death but the doctor who had conducted the post mortem says that there were visible marks of torture on her body and that the cause of death could be determined only from findings of a chemical laboratory test report.”HRCP expressed concern over reports that the police were not taking interest in the investigation. “HRCP apprehends that crucial evidence in the case may be destroyed unless prompt action is taken to investigate the matter properly. We also fear for the safety of the people who have highlighted the case.
Saima left her parents house in November and went to Karachi with a man named Dilawar, who she wanted to marry, but her family wanted her to marry someone else. Saima’s family had took Dilawar’s father to Karachi with them and brought her back to Bahawalpur three days later and assured her that she would be married to Dilawar. However, she was confined to her house for the next two months, where she died on January 22. In a letter to the Punjab government, HRCP said, “The family claims that Saima had committed suicide by consuming a poisonous substance. No report is yet available to determine the cause of death but the doctor who had conducted the post mortem says that there were visible marks of torture on her body and that the cause of death could be determined only from findings of a chemical laboratory test report.”HRCP expressed concern over reports that the police were not taking interest in the investigation. “HRCP apprehends that crucial evidence in the case may be destroyed unless prompt action is taken to investigate the matter properly. We also fear for the safety of the people who have highlighted the case.
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