Balochistan honour killings
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The Balochistan honour killings refers to the August 2008 murder of five women who were killed by tribesmen of the Umrani Tribe
Umrani
The 'Umrani' is a Baloch tribe, originating in the Pakistani provinces of Balochistan and Sindh. Umrani tribe is mostly settled in Nasirabad District and Jafarabad District, the southeastern districts of Balochistan, but some of them also settled in Kalat District, Khuzdar District and Awaran...

 of Balochistan
Balochistan (Pakistan)
Balochistan is one of the four provinces or federating units of Pakistan. With an area of 134,051 mi2 or , it is the largest province of Pakistan, constituting approximately 44% of the total land mass of Pakistan. According to the 1998 population census, Balochistan had a population of...

. The five women — three teens, and two middle-aged women — were kidnapped, beaten, shot, and then buried alive because they refused the tribal leader's marriage arrangements and wanted to marry men of their own choosing.

Local politicians may have been involved in the murders. Syed Iqbal Haider
Syed Iqbal Haider
Iqbal Haider is a Senior Advocate Supreme Court and the Co-Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan...

 commented that the Pakistani government had been very slow to react.

Senator
Senate of Pakistan
The Senate of Pakistan is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. Elections are held every three years for one half of the senate and each senator has a term of six years...

 Israr Ullah Zehri
Israr Ullah Zehri
Nawabzada Mir Israr Ullah Khan Zehri is currently Pakistan's Federal Minister for Postal Services. He hails from Jhalawan, Balochistan and is president of Balochistan National Party Awami...

defending the killings, stating, "these are centuries-old traditions and I will continue to defend them.'
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