Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Balochistan honour killings refers to the August 2008 murder of five women who were killed by tribesmen of the Umrani Tribe of Balochistan. The five women — three teens, and two middle-aged women — were kidnapped, beaten, shot, and then buried alive because they refused the tribal leader's marriage arrangements and wanted to marry men of their own choosing.Local politicians may have been involved in the murders. Syed Iqbal Haider commented that the Pakistani government had been very slow to react.Senator Israr Ullah Zehri defending the killings, stating, \"these are centuries-old traditions and I will continue to defend them.'"@en }
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- Balochistan_honour_killings abstract "The Balochistan honour killings refers to the August 2008 murder of five women who were killed by tribesmen of the Umrani Tribe of Balochistan. The five women — three teens, and two middle-aged women — were kidnapped, beaten, shot, and then buried alive because they refused the tribal leader's marriage arrangements and wanted to marry men of their own choosing.Local politicians may have been involved in the murders. Syed Iqbal Haider commented that the Pakistani government had been very slow to react.Senator Israr Ullah Zehri defending the killings, stating, \"these are centuries-old traditions and I will continue to defend them.'".