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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan-Police say they have opened an investigation into the "honor killings" of five women in southwestern Pakistan.The women were allegedly shot and then buried alive one month ago in Baluchistan province after several insisted on marrying men of their own choosing.
The brutality of the crime and foot-dragging by police sparked outrage in Pakistan, especially after a lawmaker defended the killings in Parliament last week as part of tribal traditions.A provincial court official, Amanullah Kinrani, said Monday that the police have been told to investigate the crime and that their work has already begun.About 60 human rights activists, meanwhile, have protested outside Parliament.Some shouted "Burying women alive is no honor!" Others denounced lawmakers who have defended the practice.
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/01/pakistan.honor.killings.ap/
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