A man shot dead his sister after she voted in a Pakistani election after he forbade it.
News Ltd reports that Danish Alie was furious with his sister, Asif, because she wanted to vote in a council election.
Asif was a 32-year-old teacher, and her brother was only 20.
“According to a report filed by the deceased’s father, Ali shot Noreen with his pistol and she died on the spot at their home,” the report says.
“Women’s turnout is usually weak in the most conservative rural parts of Pakistan because of male perceptions that their place is in the home. But incidents of women being killed for voting are rare.”
Ali is still currently on the run, but a police search for him in ongoing.
