KARACHI: This is with reference
to your editorial “On her honour” (May 29). Journalists should ask men from
both the rural and urban areas whether women should marry the men of their
choice. In all probability, the answer from most men, not only in the rural
areas, but also in the cities, would be that such women should be killed
immediately.
Obviously, the men who killed Farzana firmly believed that they
were acting righteously. That is probably why the policemen at the spot did not
intervene to save the poor woman. After all, Mr Imran Khan himself once said
that the tribal justice (jirga) system is much more preferable than the one we
inherited from the British. And we must not forget the Baloch leader who said
that their tribal customs take precedence over everything else. When
politicians themselves have this mindset, how can you expect the rest of us to
behave in a civilised manner?
Shakir Lakhani
Published in The Express Tribune, May 31st, 2014.
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