Pakistan clerics issue decree says so-called 'honour killings' are un-Islamic and sign of ignorance

"[A] daughter is a gift by Allah. And the feeling of being dishonoured by your daughter is forbidden in Islam," the edict, issued on Friday, reads.
"Killing one's daughter and humiliating them is a sign of ignorance."
The council's secretary general, Zahid Mehmood Qasim, told Al Jazeera on Sunday that the decree "should serve as a reminder to those who kill their kin on the name of protecting 'honour'."
He said the woman, who was murdered by relatives for marrying the man she loved instead of a cousin selected for her, did not deserve death.
"The act falls outside the ambit of the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, the Quran and Sunnah [Islamic way of life]," he said.
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