LAHORE: Two hundred and twenty-five women have been killed in incidents of Karo Kari (honour killing) in the past six months across Pakistan, according to a survey conducted by the Aurat Foundation, BBC Urdu reported on Friday.
The organisation said that though honour killing has different names in different areas of Pakistan, the traditions remain the same across the country.
Malik Asghar of Aurat Foundation said that the survey covered details of women killed for honour between January and June 2008.
According to the survey, the number of women murdered during the six months for reasons other than honour was 722.
The survey revealed that only two accused in Karo Kari cases registered during the last six months had been sentenced while the rest were pending in courts.
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