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Honour killings are still rampant in Pakistan thanks to the 8216;8216;indifference8217;8217; of the government to curb the brutal practice, noted Pakistani human rights activist Asma Jahangir said here.
8216;8216;Honour killing is very much there in Pakistan. It still takes place in significant numbers,8217;8217; Jahangir, a former chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, told PTI here.
Holding the 8216;8216;official indifference8217;8217; as a major factor behind the misery of women in Pakistan, she said: 8216;8216;The state has not sought to eradicate traditions which prescribe honour killings nor ended the impunity of perpetrators of such killings.8217;8217;
Asked about the role of the rights organisations in curbing the social vice, Jahangir shot back, 8216;8216;It is only because of the human rights groups that you have come to know about such a practice.8217;8217;
