Why a so-called ‘honor’ killing in Pakistan has sparked national outrage

She was accused of having an affair. Then shot dead on camera, allegedly under orders from a tribal council in Balochistan. But only after the video of the killing went viral did authorities in Pakistan arrest suspects. What does the killing of Bano Bibi and Ehsan Ullah reveal about what it takes for victims to get justice?

In this episode:

• Sadia Baloch (@balochsadia2), Human Rights Defender

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Noor Wazwaz, Chloe K. Li, and Tamara Khandaker with Marya Khan,  Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Melanie Marich, Kisaa Zehra and our guest host, Manuel Rapalo. It was edited by Kylene Kiang.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan.  Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. 

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