WE WILL STOP HONOUR KILLING IN INDIA BY DETTERENT PUNISHMENT

HONOR KILLING-AN OVERVIEW

Live burial of women in Baluchistan is not uncommon, but its defense in the august upper house is a new. the acting chairman of the senate, another Baluchi Sirdar tried to mininize the gravity of the heinous deed by stating that only five women had died, :asmaan to naheen toota".

Of all the evils spawned by the tribal/feudal society, honor killing is arguably the most heinous.

Apologists try to equate it with “crime of passion” but crimes of passion are abrupt, unmediated, and impulsive acts of violence committed by persons who, in their own lights, have come face to face with an incident wholly repulsive and unacceptable, and who technically and for the duration of the act, are insane and incapable of self-control. One well known and illustrative example is that of an Indian Naval officer, Commander Nanavati who some thirty years ago went to his apartment, found his wife and her paramour in conjugal embrace, shot both of them, went out, accosted a traffic policeman, confessed to the killing and demanded to be arrested. The policeman demurred, he could not arrest an officer, so he took over directing the traffic, sent the policeman to fetch a police inspector who arrived in due course, and arrested him.

I have not been able to find as striking or so well documented example of genuine Honor killing in Pakistan as this one, though stories of enraged, out of control, husbands, fathers, and brothers abound. Murder of a “guilty” female is reported about once a month in Pakistani newspapers, though according to reliable statistics it occurs, on the average three times a day.

The usual honor killings in the tribe and clan ridden Pakistan, on the other hand are in most cases deliberate, well planned and premeditated acts, when a relative of a female kills her ostensibly to uphold his honor, though it is well established that in most cases the overriding motive is monetary/property loss entailed in giving away a female out of tribe, biraderi etc.

The practice is a relic of the times when law and order was a matter of tribal code

(A recent variant is sanctioning gang rape of a woman for alleged insult to a member of a powerful family by a member of “low” family, for example the recent Mukhtaran Mai case in Pakistan) and the British on assuming control, and with a view to pacifying the natives and minimizing opposition to their over lordship, incorporated honor killing in their jurisprudence, even though it was repugnant to their code of justice and fair play. But they imposed very stringent conditions viz sexual activity was actually observed, the perpetrator confessed, had an otherwise upright character, had blood/marriage relation with the girl and reported to the police immediately. Under British rule it was a rare incident. The perpetrator would not be sentenced to death but there would be a long jail sentence and social sanctions as well.

But above all, the crime was deemed to have been committed against the state in contravention of law and not a simple private affair.

Qisas (eye for an eye) and Diyat (blood money) as part of Hudood laws were promulgated as Presidential Ordnance, not requiring parliamentary assent, by General Zia, the military dictator ofPakistan from 1977 to 1988, are closely related relics of pre Islamic societies, where the concept of these offences being family affairs, was accepted. Islam made these violations of law crimes against the state (though clerics in their role of props of the ruling class generally look the other way or even support the practice). Since the departure of the British and with them fear of the law and judicial procedures and especially since the dark days of Zia Ul Haq, women have been relegated of to a third class status.

This intolerant theology was invented over a hundred of years after the prophet of Islam (PBUH) at the behest of Abbasid Caliphs, and revived in eighteenth century by a person by the name of Abdul Wahab, with whom the progenitor of the Saudi royal clan had signed a compact that the clan chief would look after the worldly affairs and Godly ones would be assigned to Wahab.

It did not get any where till the successors of the clan chief on the one hand and those of Wahab on the other got together to fight with the “infidel” British and the French against fellow Muslims the Turks. The house of Ibn e Saud utilized the fanatics as a weapon against their local rival, Shareef the ruler of Meccawho claimed descent from the prophet of Islam ,wholly repugnant to the spirit and word of Islam. The British had promised Hejaz to Shareef but gave it instead to Saud and left the former with consolation prizes of Iraq and Jordan.

Pakistan inherited a tolerant version of Islam. I recall from my childhood that we shunned extremists and socialized with non-Muslims. Over the following several decades, as the leaders failed to come up to expectations, social services deteriorated, the ruling clique led the country down the disastrous path of wars, military rule, subservience to foreign interests, curtailment of expenditure on nation building, widening divide between the rich and the poor and finally civil war and loss of half of the country. Orthodoxy took hold of the imagination of people in the country.  Bhutto pledged an egalitarian society, but ended up by rejuvenating his feudal class. Zia ul Haq hammered the final nail into the coffin of liberalPakistan.

Feudal lords have ruled Pakistan even since its inception; all levers of power, Army, Civil service, Mullahs and Press have been under their control. Army is the most effective tool of feudal society as it has brute power and can ignore with contempt the law of the land. Other components of the evil quad (Feudals, Army, Civil service, and Mullah) willingly cooperate. Civil servants and judges supinely obey the army. (The stand taken by CJ Iftikhar Choudhury is the sole exception, was letdown by the lawyer’s movement leader Aitzaz Ahsan, but that is another discussion). Expression of opinion is prohibited and all coercive apparatus of state is used to crush opposition. Education is discouraged and whatever little is allowed, is subverted by distortion of curricula. Honor killing is a made to measure cover for them.

If Pakistan were encumbered only with the problem of fanaticism and relics of the colonial times, it would not be so bad. To compound the misery uncontrolled growth of population was allowed in the name of religion. West Pakistan (now the only Pakistan) had a population of 35 million in 1947. Now it is 170 million and growing at over three percent per year. Even if the government functioned honestly, sincerely and efficiently (which admittedly it does not) no innovation in methods of production could cope with the immense increase in the number of mouths to feed.  Health, education, nutrition, physical and mental development continue to deteriorate. Human sub-species incapable of protest is being created.

In any case, few in Pakistan have the time, inclination, means or education to think, read books, and analyze the machinations of the “evil quad”. Zia literally ignored unfavorable articles in “Dawn” and is believed to have said that the reader ship of the newspaper was only 40,000 (45,000 on Friday) and these 40-45,000 had their interest linked with the ruling Junta.

There are no doubt valiant voices in the country and among expatriates (such as AANA, Asian American network against Abuse, and as shown by the recent mass protests and results of elections in Pakistan), but they are akin to straws in the wind. All conferences, seminars, resolutions and press notes in effect and in substance are irrelevant. They look to the west specially USA for putting pressure on Pakistani authorities to respect human rights and law. But the west is not interested in human rights in third world countries. They supported Taliban in Afghanistan where the fanatics were perpetrating the worst crimes against the Afghans.

A total structural change in society is needed. It would be tantamount to a revolution. Revolutions are historically indigenous and cannot be imported or imposed from outside.

Following is a summary of the report of Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International recommendations, and the protection and empowerment of women act 2003, presented to Pakistan National Assembly, presented with a fond hope that it will stimulate some minds and goad them to initiate the struggle against the evil quad.

Human Rights Commission Of Pakistan- Honor killings 1998 to 2002   1464 (married 659- unmarried 534)

Amnesty International Recommendations- Review criminal laws to ensure equality before law and equal protection of law to women.

Make domestic violence in all its manifestations a criminal offence.

Make sale of women and girls or giving women in marriage against financial considerations a criminal offence.

Under take wide-ranging awareness programs.

Provide gender-sensitizatio n training to law enforcement and judicial personnel.

Ensure that human rights activists, lawyers, and women’s rights activists can pursue their legitimate activities with out harassment

The 2003 “Act”

Government to ensure equal participation of women in all walks of life

Discrimination in pay on basis of gender is prohibited.

Domestic violence and honor killing be punishable in the same manner as personal injury or culpable homicide.

Every woman shall be entitled to marry a person of her choice.

At least one third of seats on Islamic Ideology Council and other government commissions be reserved for women.

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Feudalism, militarism, fundamentalism and bureaucrats constitute the evil Quad in Pakistan.

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MARRY THREE YEAR OLD OR WILL KILL

Threat to marry 3-year-old girl: Distressed father pleads for help Dailytimes.com. pk, Aug. 25

MIRPURKHAS: A father has pleaded for help, as a local influential man has demanded him to marry his three-year-old daughter to his son, threatening to kill her otherwise.

Addressing a press conference at the National Press Club here on Sunday Rahib Shar, resident of village Aatna Mori, taluka Sindhri has accused that one Abdul Rahim Shar of threatening to kidnap and kill his three-year-old daughter Saleemat if he did not marry her to his son.

The father of the girl said that he had asked Rahim to wait till his daughter reaches the age of maturity, but instead he was threatened with dire consequences. Rahib Shar said he had submitted applications to the Mirpurkhas DPO and the Mirpurkhas district and sessions judge.

But despite the directives of the DPO and orders of the sessions judge to register a case against the accused, the Phuladyyoon SHO was hesitant to take any action and not providing him protection, he accused. He urged the concerned authorities to take notice of this matter and ensure protection for him and his family.

m hashim shar

Saturday, 20 October 2012

SHOCKING : 80-year-old Albanian Muslim kills teen pregnant with his child

Why Muslims are so much lustful even at the age of 80 ? Also he was so cruel, he simply beheaded his 19-year-old 'lover' to whom he raped for 5 years ! This is the real face of RELIGION OF PIECE !!!

An 80-year-old Albanian man shot dead and then beheaded his 19-year-old neighbour pregnant with his child, a media report said.

The killing took place at a village near the town of Durres where Shaban Norja shot dead Aishe Vata, who was three-months pregnant, before cutting her head off and throwing it away in the hope that the body wouldn't be identified.

Norja confessed to police that he raped Aishe five years ago, adding they had maintained sexual relations afterwards. Aishe was pregnant with Norja at the time of being killed.

Shaban's son, Nard Norja who migrated to Italy, feared a possible blood feud from Vata's family and decided to help the police, giving clear details about his father's whereabouts and the cabin where the crime was committed.

DNA tests confirmed that the 80-year-old is the father of the victim's child.

Many villagers still cannot believe that Norja is the murderer and said that they knew him as a respected and peaceful old man in the village.

Read @www.indiatvnews.com/crime/news/-year-old-albanian-kills-teen-pregnant  -with-his-child--1847.html

New Fatwa : 'Seduce Hindu girls and make them Muslims'

December 30, 2008 Paush Shuddha Trutiya

Sambhajinagar (Maharashtra) : There is an ordinance stating, 'Attracting the Hindu young girls by your charm lure them and force them to accept Muslim religion'. Many Hindu Organisations have made a complaint to the police stating the above declaration. A Muslim youth who was arrested by the police told about the ordinance. (O, Hindus! Remember, the Government would not take any step against this ordinance that is against Hindus. If you wish to protect yourself from the Muslims who are bent upon ruining the Hindus in all respect there is no other alternative but getting united and ready to fight them! – Editor)

The youth also told the police that each of these Muslim youths is given Rs.200 per day for doing this service. (It is quite evident from this how much hatred towards Hindus they have. Hindus should decide whether to keep contact with Muslims anymore or not! – Editor) There is news published by a Daily inMarathwada stating that similar ordinance is being published in Parbhani, Nanded, Beed and Latur and many Muslim youths are seen moving in groups to achieve their goal. They are also given two wheelers to facilitate them to allure the girls going to schools and colleges. One Muslim youth who was seen moving suspiciously was questioned by some social workers and handed over to the police by following him when he was trying to run away. He revealed this shocking conspiracy. 

Source: Daily Sanatan Prabhat  

Sudan Islamists kill more women, children

Latest assault in 'scorched-earth' effort to 
secure oil-rich area

Posted: February 22, 2002 1:00 a.m. Eastern

By Art Moore © 2002 WorldNetDaily. com 
For more information, see the video, "Sudan: The Hidden Holocaust"

Helicopter gunships of Sudan's militant Islamic regime killed at least 17 civilians, including women and children, and seriously injured many others during relief distribution by the U.N.'s World Food Program, according to international workers.

The attack on Wednesday, which followed a similar assault less than two weeks ago, is part of the National Islamic Front's "scorched-earth policy" aimed at ridding the oil-rich area of civilians, says Eric Reeves, a noted Sudan researcher and analyst at Smith College in Massachusetts.

"What Khartoum is bent on doing with those oil revenues is to acquire additional military assets in order to complete its self-described jihad" against the mostly Christian and animist south, Reeves told WorldNetDaily.

That assessment is backed by at least four separate reports, conducted by the Canadian government and Amnesty International in 2000, and last year by the group Christian Aid and a British-Canadian human rights team.

"Khartoum wants to effect a final solution to what they perceive as their southern problem," Reeves said. "And it is truly genocidal in ambition."

Backed by Muslim clerics, the National Islamic Front regime in the Arab and Muslim north is waging a campaign to force Islam on the south. Since 1983, an estimated 2 million people have died from the war and attendant famine. About 4.5 million have become refugees.

The U.S. House of Representatives in 1999 overwhelmingly adopted a resolution finding that "the National Islamic Front government is deliberately and systematically committing genocide in southern Sudan, theNuba Mountains, and the Ingressa Hills."

The House has passed a bill, the Sudan Peace Act, that would impose capital market sanctions on the oil companies operating in the country, denying them New York Stock Exchange listings. But the Senate version does not include those sanctions and the bill is in limbo, awaiting a conference to reconcile the two versions.