A Pakistani woman was on Monday shot dead by tribesmen in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on orders of a 'jirga' for her alleged "illicit relations" while two of her relatives were also executed for aiding her.
A jirga, or tribal council, of at least five village elders found 22-year-old Sadia guilty of "illicit relations". Originally from Jawaki, the woman was residing in Karachi after her marriage. She allegedly fled with a man to Swat hardly after two years of her marriage.
A case of kidnapping was registered in Karachi and hunt for recovery was started. Swat police recovered the woman handed her over to her heirs. A Jirga was held last night at Jawaki. It found her guilty of "illicit relations".
The women along with her aunt and a cousin -- who helped her fleeing from the house -- were cold-bloodedly murdered on the orders of the Jirga, Geo News reported. Police are investigating the case.
Jirgas have a strong influence in the tribal belt and are known as a parallel judicial system. They have been notorious for issuing such verdicts.
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