Pakistani girl shot dead for listening to loud music

A 17-year-old Pakistani girl has been shot dead by her uncle following an argument that ensued over loud music.

Police said on Tuesday that the incident happened Saturday in the Kallar Kahar valley in Punjab province’s Chakwal district, around 120 kilometres (75 miles) from the capital Islamabad.

Sadat Ali, an official on duty at Kallar Kahar police station, told AFP:

 “The girl Rehana Bibi was alone at her home and was listening to music when her uncle Muhammad Gulistan… came to her house and asked to lower the volume,” 

“On her refusal, they quarrelled and Gulistan shot her dead"

Another police official, Ali Akbar, said they were attempting to arrest the killer.

Police said they were not aware of any dispute in the family before the attack.

In Pakistan’s highly patriarchal and often violent society, women are frequently killed over minor issues or so-called matters of “honour”.

The Aurat Foundation, a campaign group that works to improve women’s lives in Pakistan, says more than 3,000 have been killed for “honour” since 2008.

AFP