In a horrific incident, two Pakistani men allegedly gouged out their sister’s eyes and cut her feet off in an “honour killing”.

In November 2016, suspecting their sister of abduction, a pair of brothers — identified as Muhammad Afzal and Mohammad Munir according to Pakistan-media outlet The Express Tribune — reportedly cut out the eyes of their 40-year-old sister, Shareefan Bibi.

Afzal had allegedly suspected the mother of five of being involved in the kidnapping of his daughter, Asia, from Shehr Sultan village in Muzaffargarh, Punjab province, Pakistan. The Express Tribune reported Afzal had reported a case against his sister regarding his daughter’s disappearance.

Afzal and Munir had allegedly sent the former’s son, Muhammad Aslam, to call their sister (his aunt) for a court hearing. While Shareefan was on her way there, the three men allegedly caught her and gouged her eyes out with a sharp knife as well as cut off her feet before promptly running away from the scene of the crime.

The sibling duo allegedly used a “sharp knife” and sliced away their sister’s limbs before promptly fleeing the scene of the horrific crime.

Shareefan was reportedly taken to a rural health centre by a passerby after the grisly act, following which she was referred to Nishtar Hospital in Multan, where she was said to have been in critical condition at the time.

Speaking to The Express Tribune, Shareefan’s daughter Nusrat alleged her uncles had wanted to kill her mother as they had blamed her for the abduction of Afzal’s daughter Asia.

This is not the only case of honour killings in Pakistan that has made headlines. In January this year, a father admitted to murdering his 15-year-old daughter after she refused to stop posting videos on TikTok, according to police reports.

Anwar ul-Haq, who had recently relocated his family from the US to Pakistan, was charged with murder following his confession that he shot his teenage daughter, Hira, in the south-western city of Quetta. Despite initially blaming unidentified men for the shooting, the father later confessed to the crime, stating he found his daughter’s online posts “objectionable.”

Ul-Haq, a US citizen, is said to have banned his daughter from creating TikTok videos he deemed “inappropriate” and the family “had an objection to her dressing, lifestyle and social gathering,’ according to police.

Authorities had confirmed they were investigating the motives behind the killing, including the possibility of it being an “honour killing”. Hira’s dad’s brother-in-law had also been arrested in connection with her tragic murder.

As per reports by Human Rights groups, hundreds of mostly women fall victim to “honour killings” in Pakistan each year. These are typically carried out by family members who believe they are defending their family’s honour.