I've never understood why some Pakistanis kill others at the slightest provocation. Perhaps it's the lack of education. It is said that the literacy rate in the country is 60 percent, but I doubt it. Perhaps in the cities it could be 60 percent, but in the rural areas, you can't find literate people anywhere. I once had a worker from rural Sindh who called city folks cowards. In his area, he said, if a woman asked for a divorce, she was immediately killed and her body fed to dogs. Then there are so many cases every year when a man kills a woman because she broke off her engagement to him. Even a divorced woman marrying someone else is killed by her former husband.
Which brings me to the latest case that has shocked the whole country. This man (Armaghan) killed a friend of his because of a dispute over a girl (who has fled to the US). The victim was shot dead, his body transported to Hub and burnt. The killer (who must be around thirty) is apparently a gangster with about forty guards, who shot a police officer when the cops wanted to enter his house for investigation. Hundreds of unlicensed weapons were found in the premises. The killer is a narcotics dealer as well. The lower court judge was so scared that he refused to give the police physical remand of the killer. Three police officers have also been suspended for negligence in the case, apparently they also knew the killer is dangerous.
I know one thing for sure: this man will be set free in a few days after being "forgiven" by the victim's parents. This is why the country is in such a mess.
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