Birmingham family honour killing

[monome]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-10910209

this is being debated now on nihal's show. Awful story 

[Dev1975]

That is sickening.  Where is the "honour" in this?!?

[saffron]

Yes..I was to mention this tonight as Its a very interesting story ...and pens up a debate about what can happen to parents who go back to Pakistan to refuse the marriage of their daughter or son..

There is a link tothis story on

Sky News HD..Sky cahnnel 517

If someone can put on this link..there is a full story...

This is a uk couple..murdered in honour killing...Gulzar Wazir and Wife Begum were parents who went to inform the Pakistani family that they daughte rdid not agree to the marriage..someting like that, they were both killed and son seriosly injured ..went on to be treated in hospital.


The other link to this story is thatfor the first time as far as I know there are pakistani's condeming the killings under these grounds, and an MP in Birmingham who is pakistani has also spoken out about the fact that young people from England are not necesarily goig to agree to these arrnagements...I wonder if the community there will listen to that?

[chweetgurl]

Pls find the links below as per saffron's recommendation,
Also scroll through to read some of the comments which does show how little people have knowledge about 'Honour Killings' some of them even dont give a hoot! Very few made sense but not entirely 

Links:
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Pakistan-Murders-British-Couple-Not-Victims-Of-Honour-Killing-But-Of-Family-Feud-Spokesman-Says/Article/201008215679393?lpos=UK_News_News_Your_Way_Region_3&lid=NewsYourWay_ARTICLE_15679393_Pakistan_Murders%3A_British_Couple_Not_Victims_Of_Honour_Killing_But_Of_Family_Feud%2C_Spokesman_Says

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Pakistan-Couple-From-Birmingham-Murdered-In-Suspected-Honour-Killing-Over-Wedding-Dispute/Article/201008215679153?lpos=UK_News_News_Your_Way_Region_0&lid=NewsYourWay_ARTICLE_15679153_Pakistan%3A_Couple_From_Birmingham_Murdered_In_Suspected_Honour_Killing_Over_Wedding_Dispute