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Brutal killing spotlights violence against women in Pakistan
The beheading of a young woman in an upscale neighborhood of the capital last week has shone a spotlight on a growing epidemic in the country.
By KATHY GANNONAssociated Press
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In Islamabad, Pakistan, on Sunday, a women’s rights activist places a candle beside a poster with pictures of Noor Mukadam, who was recently beheaded, during a candlelight vigil to pay tribute to her and other domestic violence victims.
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ISLAMABAD Noor Mukadam’s last hours were terror-filled. Beaten repeatedly, the 27-year-old jumped from a window but was dragged back, beaten again and finally beheaded. A childhood friend has been charged with her killing.
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The epidemic Of Violence Against Women In Pakistan
Last week s gruesome death in an upscale neighborhood of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, is the latest in a series of attacks on women in Pakistan, where rights activists say such gender-based assaults are on the rise as the country barrels toward greater religious extremism.
Beaten repeatedly, the 27-year-old jumped from a window but was dragged back, beaten again and finally beheaded.
A childhood friend has been charged with her killing.
Last week s gruesome death in an upscale neighborhood of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, is the latest in a series of attacks on women in Pakistan, where rights activists say such gender-based assaults are on the rise as the country barrels toward greater religious extremism.
“This is absolute nonsense”, Khan said in an interview with PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff.
Prime Minister Khan also said that Pakistan has suffered tremendously during the long US war in Afghanistan.
He said his government would not allow the United States to set up any bases inside Pakistan to do intelligence work or carry out counterinsurgency operations.
“We do not have the capacity to have any more fighting within our borders, any terrorism within our country,” Khan said.
“When we were in the height of that war on terror, which Pakistan joined, there were suicide bombs taking place all over the country. The businesses collapsed, tourism collapsed. So what we do not want to be as part of any conflict,” he said.