1 Jul 2013

Two teenage sisters shot dead in Pakistan for dancing in the rain

By 08:20

Sisters Noor Basra, 15, Noor Sheza, 16, and their mother, Noshehra, were shot dead in Pakistan for allegedly dancing in the rain.

The sister's stepbrother is being blamed for ordering their deaths on June 23 in an effort to restore the family's honor.

"It seems that the two girls have been murdered after they were accused of tarnishing their family's name by making a video of themselves dancing in the rain," an officer confirmed to News24Online.

Women and men dancing is a strict violation of Sharia law. However, it is always the woman, not the man, who is punished.

It is believed stepbrother Khutore ordered the death as an 'honor' killing for the video. He has since been arrested.

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