A district sessions court sentenced two brothers to death earlier yesterday for killing both their sister as well as her husband over ‘honour’ six year ago.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs one million each on the convicted men.
The two brothers had shot dead their sister, Saba, and her husband, Shafiq, for marrying out of their own will six years ago.
The sentence came as Pakistan celebrated its second Oscar win, courtesy of filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy whose documentary based on the heinous crime won the prestigious award.
Earlier in 2012 Sharmeen had won an Academy Award for the film Saving Face, which highlighted the plight of acid attack survivors.
More than 500 men and women died in honour killings in 2015, according to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.
Read : ‘If people don’t go to jail for honour killing, how will they know it’s a crime?’: Sharmeen Chinoy
