3 women executed in Pak on orders of 'jirga'

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Press Trust of India Islamabad
Last Updated : Sep 16 2013 | 12:55 PM IST
A Pakistani woman was today shot dead by tribesmen in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on orders of a 'jirga' for her alleged "illicit relations" while two of her relatives were also executed for aiding her.
A jirga, or tribal council, of at least five village elders found 22-year-old Sadia guilty of "illicit relations".
Originally from Jawaki, the woman was residing in Karachi after her marriage.
She allegedly fled with a man to Swat hardly after two years of her marriage.
A case of kidnapping was registered in Karachi and hunt for recovery was started.
Swat police recovered the woman handed her over to her heirs.
A Jirga was held last night at Jawaki. It found her guilty of "illicit relations". The women along with her aunt and a cousin -- who helped her fleeing from the house -- were cold-bloodedly murdered on the orders of the Jirga, Geo News reported.
Police are investigating the case.
Jirgas have a strong influence in the tribal belt and are known as a parallel judicial system.
They have been notorious for issuing such verdicts.
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First Published: Sep 16 2013 | 12:55 PM IST

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