In Islamic law, the family of a person who is killed can demand restitution. But in this case, the father — that is, the killer — waived this demand, so he received no punishment at all.
Muslims commit 91 percent of honor killings worldwide. The Palestinian Authority gives pardons or suspended sentences for honor murders. Iraqi women have asked for tougher sentences for Islamic honor murderers, who get off lightly now. Syria in 2009 scrapped a law limiting the length of sentences for honor killings, but “the new law says a man can still benefit from extenuating circumstances in crimes of passion or honour ‘provided he serves a prison term of no less than two years in the case of killing.’” And in 2003 the Jordanian Parliament voted down on Islamic grounds a provision designed to stiffen penalties for honor killings. Al-Jazeera reported that “Islamists and conservatives said the laws violated religious traditions and would destroy families and values.”
Until the encouragement Islamic law gives to honor killing is acknowledged and confronted, more women will be victimized.
“Man kills daughter for ‘honour’ in Lahore, goes scot-free after pardoning self,” by Rana Yasif, Express Tribune, October 18, 2016:
Taking advantage of lacunae in laws, a man, who had killed his daughter to ‘save family honour’, was acquitted by a court recently after he pardoned himself and his accomplices — a son and a nephew.
Interestingly, the Anti-Honour Killing Laws (Criminal Amendment Bill) 2015 – which was recently passed by parliament – stipulates strict punishment for an honour crime convict even if a family member pardons him.
According to the new law, judges are supposed to sentence an honour crime convict to life in prison, whether the victim’s immediate family pardons him/her or not.
However, critics say that the law still considers honour crime as a compoundable offence, where the complainant enters into a compromise and agrees to have the charges dropped against the accused.
While recording his statement in the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Nadia Ikram Malik, the accused, Faqeer Muhammad, not only pardoned himself, but also his son and nephew who were his accomplices in the case.
The accused said in his statement: “The deceased, Kiran Bibi, was my real daughter. She was unmarried at the time of her murder. There are no other legal heirs of the deceased except her mother, Bushra Bibi, and me.
“I have forgiven the accused persons in the name of Almighty Allah, and have no objection to their acquittal. I also waive my right of Qisas (retribution) and Diyat (blood money).”
Faqeer Muhammad had shot dead his daughter and her alleged lover, Ghulam Abbas, ‘to save family honour’ in 2014. His son, Muhammad Illyas, and nephew, Muhammad Tahir, were also accused of abetting the double murders.
Abbas’ mother Azmat Bibi named the three accused in the FIR she had registered under Section 173. Later, the complainant moved an application, requesting that the court make the offence (the murder of her son) compoundable under Section 345 of CrPC.
The court allowed the application after which Azmat Bibi and her second son, Waqas Ali pardoned the accused, pleading that they had no objection to their acquittal, and also waived their right of Qisas and Diyat.
After the complaint cleared them, Faqeer and Bushra recorded their statements as legal heirs of the deceased girl, and forgave the accused. Following the development, an acquittal application was moved in the court under Section 265-K of the CrPC.
On the other hand, the prosecution had opposed the application, contending that it has ‘solid’ evidence against the accused. It therefore, pleaded the court that after dismissal of the application under Section 265-K, remaining prosecution evidence should be summoned.
On this the judge observed that the charge has become ‘groundless’ and “there is no chance of conviction at all, so the accused persons are acquitted”….

Dexter L. Wilson says
With increasing numbers of Muslim Refugees, with 680,000 brought in in the last 5 years this is where we maybe be heading.
Lynne says
What father kills his daughter! Everyone should be outraged.
miriamrove says
when it comes to muslims their honors and religion supersedes everything. m
gravenimage says
Muslim fathers kill their daughters all the time, Lynne.
Oliver says
Lynne. Even here in the civilised US. Without shiria and honor killings. There are numerous cases of parents murdering their children. I am NOT talking abortion. I mean murder.
Ususlly but not always younger
In Fl. I think about 3 so years ago a man threw his child off a bridge.
Going back 40 or so years ago. My mother was a teacher in an elementary school. A man raped his two daughters. The oldest was like 9 or so
His excuse. Their vaginas were tight. His wife’s was not.
He had also tried to kill them.
I have forgotten what happened to him. But I think it was not pleasant.
Here. Not called honor killings. Just murder.
gravenimage says
Oliver, there have–sadly–always been cases where parents have abused or ever killed their children.
But civilized Infidels don’t legalize this savagery–we prosecute it. Where we can, we prevent it before it happens–that is what Child Protective Services is for.
Not so in Dar-al-Islam. The Reliance of the Traveller, the book of Shari’ah law, openly says that parents and grandparents can murder their children without consequence. Westerners often report abuse–not so Muslims.
In Saudi Arabia, a savagely abused girl who was able to escape and go to the police was told that her father could kill her if he wanted to. Here in Pakistan, as you can see, there are no consequences for a Muslim murdering his daughter if he “forgives” himself.
Those who abuse or kill children in the West are despised–those who murder their children for “Honor” in the Muslim world are praised for having restored their family’s respectability.
How can you compare the two?
maghan says
All this shows us the enormous power that ideas wield. Humans,it seems, just do not harbor any natural dispositions. The same kind of perverse behavior occurred during China’s Cultural Revolution.
Jay Boo says
Nothing to do with …..( )
Hillary is wringing her hands over this.
After throwing her key Democratic voting blocks (Gays & Hispanics) completely under the bus in Orlando in preference to Muslim sensibilities she must now find more room under the bus for a Muslim victim of an honor killing rather than risk giving an appearance that this has anything to do with Islam.
jiohn spielman says
AMAZING and the islamic fundamentalists say that outlawing “honor killings’ would destroy the family.
I guess father and bother killing sister doesn’t destroy the family? – what a perverted and filthy religion islam is!”
Greyhound Fancier says
This is a perfect example of Islamologic.
Michael says
Yes, a perfect term for the black abyss of murderous insanity that yawns at our feet.
BLC says
And that’s exactly what it is, too.
Anne Smith says
The worry for us in the West is that these people are coming here en masse and no one stops to think that perhaps they should be told our laws are somewhat different. They just troop in via Heathrow, Gatwick, Dover, or any deserted beach and they are here, free to do as they will, and they will, too.
Angemon says
What about the life of the alleged lover?
Michael says
Likely a Christian and thus not worth mention.
gravenimage says
If he was a Christian he would probably have been killed–and his entire community looted and burned in a Muslim riot.
Georg says
Brings to mind the Labour Party’s recent investigation into itself for anti-Semitism; they found themselves innocent.
mortimer says
Sharia law permits a parent or grandparent to murder their offspring. Anyone want Sharia in USA?
Frederick K says
Yes..The majority of the Moose’lims here in the USA.
gravenimage says
Pakistan: Muslim murders daughter for “honor,” goes free after pardoning himself
…………………..
This seems surreal, but is mainstream Shari’ah.
And this grotesquerie is not a “lacunae” in the law–it *is* the law.
In Islam, the individual–especially a girl–has no worth of her own or right to herself–she is just part of the clan and part of the Ummah. If those bodies consider her of more worth dead, then that is that.
Theoretically, the mother could have demanded prosecution–but there are two problems here; firstly, she is of little worth herself–it is unlikely her wishes would prevail over that of her murderous husband. She also likely has no place to go if he is jailed.
But even worse than this–it is likely that she *herself* agreed with the murder of her own daughter–many Muslimahs are as eager for “Honor Killing” as are the males in the family.
God, I hate Islam.
Champ says
islam is *wholly* evil!!!
And I hate evil …
“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.” — Romans 12:9
Cling to the Good Shepherd!
Question: “What did Jesus mean when He said ‘I am the good Shepherd’?”
Answer: https://gotquestions.org/Good-Shepherd.html
BLC says
Part of this is that in Islam there is absolutely no equivalent of the Golden Rule, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Islam has no real morality. In Islam, acts are either permitted or not permitted, morality be damned.
gravenimage says
Very true, BLC.
Jaladhi says
What a stupid Islamic logic that allows the murderer go free. The logic goes in circle so as to make guilty totally not guilty. Muslims have problem with women – they just cannot tolerate their women any freedom and they will kill them at will with impunity.
billybob says
“Laws against honor killing violated religious traditions and would destroy families and values.”
What kind of family values do Muslims have? Whatever they are, they need to be destroyed asap
BLC says
Loyalty to Jihad takes precedence over any so called family values Muslims may have. Jihad is more important to Muslims than family is.
gravenimage says
Exactly, billybob–Muslim “family values” include FGM, child marriage, forced marriage, polygamy, wife beating, the “Triple Talaq” summary divorce, and “Honor Killing”.
davej says
Muslims have a peculiar and deadly concept of “honor”.
Plus they get to forgive themselves after committing murder. What a bizarre and alien “religion”.
Mark A says
I can see why so many imprisoned criminals are attracted to Islam.
Certain parts of Islam seem tailor made for criminals.
Champ says
So true, Mark A—especially since ‘prophet’ muhammad was a notorious criminal, himself.
gravenimage says
Exactly, Mark and Champ.
Norell says
91% what are you smoking? Only a Mussie 100% of them would kill his little girl because she was alive and ready to enjoy life. What a bunch of sick bastards.
Kay says
I am fed up with the term “honor killing.” It simply means murder accompanied by betrayal.
Kumi Ho says
What happened to the woman’s mother? She brought the original charges.
BLC says
She’ll remain silent otherwise she could be facing the same fate as her daughter.
Cecilia Ellis says
Kufi Ho, though I might have misunderstood the article, it appears that that the original charges were filed by the mother (Azmat Bibi) of the alleged male lover (Ghulam Abbas), who also was murdered. Subsequently, boy the mother and the brother of Ghulam pardoned the murderers, stated that they had no objections to the acquittal of all three murderers, and waived any rights to “eye-for-an-eye” punishment and financial compensation.
“The court allowed the application after which Azmat Bibi and her second son, Waqas Ali pardoned the accused, pleading that they had no objection to their acquittal, and also waived their right of Qisas and Diyat.”
Cecilia Ellis says
Predictive text gremlins got me. Should read:
Kufi Ho, though I might have misunderstood the article, it appears that the original charges were filed by the mother (Azmat Bibi) of the alleged male lover (Ghulam Abbas), who also was murdered. Subsequently, both the mother and the brother of Ghulam pardoned the murderers, stated that they had no objections to the acquittal of all three murderers, and waived any rights to “eye-for-an-eye” punishment and financial compensation.
Benedict says
Thou shalt not kill says the Lord God Himself. And which father will kill his own child? This man is absolutely insane
f c king says
These cultures of peace adapt so easily to the religion of peace.
Gives such a warm feeling knowing that Hussein obama has hurried in about 12,000 more of these peace lovers into our country.
Crusades Were Right! says
Crazy… like a fox?
Perhaps “wolf” would be a more appropriate word in the Mohammedan-colonized West!
John says
And this is what Hillary will bring here eventually!
Frederick K says
Now remember folks, Hillary Clinton is the champion of women and Trump is an enemy of women.
Hillary has taken millions from these savages and wants to import tens of thousands more into the USA.
Trump and taken no money and wants to stop the immigration of these same savages. So who is the champion of women? What is more astounding is the fact that she is ahead in the polls. How stupidly ignorant are the people of this country!! It angers me!!
Daniel Triplett says
This demonic shit happens all the time in Jordan too, our “Moderate” Muslim ally.
My USAF squad mate was doing an exchange tour with a Jordanian AF Pilot training unit. My pal, living on a USAF Officer’s wage was living like a king in a mansion over there (maids, gardeners, everything). He had very rich, friendly neighbors who invited him and his family to weekend barbeques.
One day, he said, “Where’s your sister?”
They replied, “We killed her because she dishonored our family and Allah.” They said it casually, emotionless, as if they were discussing food recipes. Then they changed the subject like it was no big deal.
My USAF friend was horrified. He was speechless, with no idea how to respond. He had grossly misjudged our Jordanian “allies.” And these were affluent, educated Muslims; not the ISIS type thugs.
EVERY Muslim is a demonic thug. TRUST NONE OF THEM.
Michael Copeland says
“Honor” in Islam means male supremacy.
If a male’s property – his daughter – does anything to demean his supremacy he has to act against her.
If he does not act his fellow believers will double as HIS executioner.
The system itself perpetuates these killings.