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17-year-old girl thrown to dogs before her murder
—Inquiry ordered into murder of girl
RT Monitoring Desk
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: A 17-year-old village girl was falsely accused of immorality and had dogs set on her as a punishment before she was shot dead, the girl’s parents said on Monday.
Gul Sher, father of the girl, Tasleem Solangi, demanded justice for the killing of his daughter after he said a council in their village in Khairpur district falsely accused her of having sex with a man. “They made dogs run after her and bite her then she was shot dead,” Sher told reporters in Karachi.
Traditional tribal codes still hold sway in many backward, conservative parts of the country. But Sher said his daughter was killed because of a land dispute with some relatives. He said he had been trying unsuccessfully to get justice since her murder in March. “I demand justice from the government for the brutal killing of my daughter. They made a false case against her,” he said.
District police chief Bashir Memon said the girl had been killed as a result of a family dispute but he denied dogs had been set on her before she was shot. “We have a post-mortem report that says there were no dog bite wounds on her body, only three firearm wounds,” Memon said.
Meanwhile, Leader of the House Mian Raza Rabbani told the Upper House of the Parliament that an inquiry has been ordered into the brutal killing of a girl in Khairpur district and strict action would be taken against the culprits.
Earlier PML-Q Senator Seemin Siddiqui raised the issue on a point of order stating that the said girl was thrown before the dogs before her murder. Raza rabbani said that he has already talked with Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah who has sought report on the issue. He said he would present details about the government action on the issue in the House tomorrow. Speaking on the issue Senator Pari Gul Agha said that this was a brutal act and the culprits should be awarded exemplary punishment so that such incidents could be avoided in future. Bibi Yasmeen Shah said that two similar incidents occurred in Lahore. Senator Haji Adeel said that so far no culprits involved in killing of women has been awarded punishment. Later female senators belong to opposition except Sadia Abbasi staged a token walk out. Haji Adeel of the Awami National Party also participated in the walk out.

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