Balochistan honour killings

The Balochistan honour killings refers to the August 2008 murder of five women who were killed by tribesman of the Umrani Tribe of Balochistan. The five women, three teens and two middle-aged women, were buried alive after they refused the tribal leader's marriage arrangements and wanted to marry men of their own choosing.

Senator Israr Ullah Zehri, a member of the country's national parliament, defending the killings, stating, "these are centuries-old traditions and I will continue to defend them.”