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Malik orders inquiry into Kohistan killings
ISLAMABAD: Taking notice of alleged killings of women in Kohistan, Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Sunday ordered judicial inquiry into the incident in which 4 women were reported to be killed as a punishment for dancing at a wedding in Kohistan.However, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Social Welfare Sattar Ayaz talking to Geo News denied the report, saying the women who danced at the wedding ceremony were not killed.
The Interior Minister said a judicial commission would conduct investigation into the incident.
It was reported that a Jirga in Kohistan had announced death sentences for 4 women and 2 boys for dancing at a wedding.
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