SC takes suo motu notice of Kohistan incident

ISLAMABAD: Taking suo motu notice of media reports of a Kohistan jirga that 'condemned' to death four girls for defying strict tribal customs, the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday summoned on June 6 the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chief secretary, the Kohistan district police officer and Hazara deputy inspector general.Media reports of the alleged killing of four girls and a fifth one for being an 'accomplice' were presented before Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry by the SC registrar.The ... more

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