11 suspects arrested in Pak after ‘honour killing’ video goes viral

At least 11 people have been arrested in Pakistan’s Balochistan province after a video showing a couple being killed in an apparent honour killing went viral. The incident sparked nationwide outrage, prompting calls for justice from various social and political groups.

Karachi: Police in Pakistan have arrested at least 11 people after a video emerged on social media of a couple being shot dead in an apparent honour killing in Balochistan province.

The incident sparked outrage in the country soon after the video was released on social media, with civil society, religious scholars, and political leaders all calling for the arrest and exemplary punishment for the perpetrators of the gruesome crime.

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Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti on Monday confirmed that 11 people have been arrested. They are suspected of being behind the “honour killing” of the couple.