Rise in honour killing incidents in KP blamed on lacunas in law

PESHAWAR: Experts at a consultative session on Thursday called upon the government to make suitable amendments to the law to remove loopholes that caused an increase in honour-related violence against women.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Commission on the Status of Women (KPCSW) convened the session to discuss the alarming increase in honour killing incidents and related crimes in the region.

Speakers pointed out that owing to lacunas in law, honour-related violence had been carried out...