WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Two brothers in Pakistan have been accused of gouging out their sister’s eyes and cutting off her feet in a brutal ‘honour killing’

In a chilling incident, two Pakistani men are accused of gouging out their sister’s eyes and severing her feet in an alleged “honour killing”.
Back in November 2016, the brothers – named as Muhammad Afzal and Mohammad Munir by Pakistan-media outlet The Express Tribune – are said to have brutally mutilated their 40 year old sister, Shareefan Bibi, suspecting her of abduction.
Afzal reportedly suspected the mother of five of being involved in the disappearance of his daughter, Asia, from Shehr Sultan village in Muzaffargarh, Punjab province, Pakistan. It was reported that Afzal had lodged a case against his sister concerning his daughter’s vanishing.
The brothers allegedly sent Afzal’s son, Muhammad Aslam, to summon their sister (his aunt) for a court hearing. On her way there, it is claimed the three men ambushed her, gouged out her eyes with a sharp knife and severed her feet before hastily fleeing the crime scene.
The brothers are said to have used a “sharp knife” to dismember their sister before swiftly escaping the gruesome scene, reports the Express.

After the horrific act, Shareefan was reportedly taken to a rural health centre by a passerby, where she was then referred to Nishtar Hospital in Multan. She was reported to be in critical condition at the time.
Speaking to The Express Tribune, Nusrat, the daughter of Shareefan, claimed her uncles had plotted to murder her mother, blaming her for the kidnapping of Afzal’s daughter Asia.
This is far from the only instance of honour killings in Pakistan that has caught media attention. Earlier this year in January, a father confessed to killing his 15-year-old daughter after she defied his orders to stop posting videos on TikTok, as per police records.
Anwar ul-Haq, who had recently moved his family from the US to Pakistan, was charged with murder following his admission that he shot his teenage daughter, Hira, in the south-western city of Quetta. Despite initially pointing fingers at unknown men for the shooting, the father later admitted to the crime, stating he found his daughter’s online posts “objectionable.”
Ul-Haq, a US citizen, is reported to have forbidden his daughter from making TikTok videos he considered “inappropriate” and the family “had an objection to her dressing, lifestyle and social gathering,’ according to police.”
Authorities confirmed they were probing the motives behind the killing, including the possibility of it being an “honour killing”. Hira’s uncle by marriage had also been taken into custody in relation to her tragic murder.
According to reports by Human Rights groups, hundreds of mostly women are victims of “honour killings” in Pakistan each year. These are typically executed by family members who believe they are upholding their family’s honour.

