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DAWN.COM | Columnists | Why have they not eaten for nine days?
"Former minister of fisheries Mir Manzoor Panhwar, sardar and head of the Panchayat (which makes Karo-kari decisions on daily basis) in Dharki Tehsil of Ghotki District, has declared a legally married couple as Karo-kari and demanded that either the couple and their one-year-old daughter be handed over to him for punishment either by sangsar (the victim is buried up to his/ her chest under the ground and then stoned to death by members of the community) or by throwing them before starving dogs (kept unfed for eight days). The other option is for the accused Mohammad Ishaqs brother Mohammad Essa to hand over his sister and daughter to the sardar as compensation. The sardar being a kind person is offering them to choose how they would like to be punished.
Why has this couple been accused of Karo-kari? Because as the sardar of the village was to give his approval for the marriage even before the couples parents. Going against his decision means inviting his wrath...
..Mohammad Ishaq and Sobia were legally married in Sindh High Court Karachi. Sobias father had suggested this way out as the sardars rules were known to all. But as soon as Mr Panhwar found out about this development he sent his posse of 70 thugs including DPO Iqbal Dara, ASI Irshad Rajpar and Gul Mohammad Dandu to punish the village."
"Former minister of fisheries Mir Manzoor Panhwar, sardar and head of the Panchayat (which makes Karo-kari decisions on daily basis) in Dharki Tehsil of Ghotki District, has declared a legally married couple as Karo-kari and demanded that either the couple and their one-year-old daughter be handed over to him for punishment either by sangsar (the victim is buried up to his/ her chest under the ground and then stoned to death by members of the community) or by throwing them before starving dogs (kept unfed for eight days). The other option is for the accused Mohammad Ishaqs brother Mohammad Essa to hand over his sister and daughter to the sardar as compensation. The sardar being a kind person is offering them to choose how they would like to be punished.
Why has this couple been accused of Karo-kari? Because as the sardar of the village was to give his approval for the marriage even before the couples parents. Going against his decision means inviting his wrath...
..Mohammad Ishaq and Sobia were legally married in Sindh High Court Karachi. Sobias father had suggested this way out as the sardars rules were known to all. But as soon as Mr Panhwar found out about this development he sent his posse of 70 thugs including DPO Iqbal Dara, ASI Irshad Rajpar and Gul Mohammad Dandu to punish the village."