Pak 'jirga' sentences 6 to death for attending mixed gathering
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Pak 'jirga' sentences 6 to death for attending mixed gathering

Islamabad : Pakistan | May 28, 2012 at 2:05 AM PDT
Source: Indian Express
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The men and women from Hazara division in Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa province were allegedly caught on videotape singing and dancing at a wedding in violation of the tribal custom of gender segregation, The Express Tribune reported. The women, who are all married, were called from the homes of their in-laws... FULL ARTICLE AT Indian Express
 
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