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Over 1,000 women are murdered
in Pakistan every year-

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-of male relatives who consider that
the women bring shame on the family.

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This is about a woman
who were subjected to honor violence.

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POPULATION: 5 MILLION

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SABA
19 YEARS

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Saba had a gunshot wound to the face
which made her difficult to recognize.

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It was an open wound
from the eyes to the lips.

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It was very difficult
to listen to her story.

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The poor girl
had experienced something terrible.

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I was very bothered.

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Some water?

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She kept saying, “Save me.
I'm in so much pain."

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Does it feel better now?

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-Are you still dizzy?
-Yes, I am.

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Get a wheelchair.

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ALI AKBAR
CRIME INSPECTOR

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Saba was brought here
by his father and uncle.

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They shot her
and threw her into the river.

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It's not that deep here.

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But it's well done to get up,
especially since it was dark.

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She grabbed hold of the bushes
and managed to pull himself up.

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The two criminals escaped-

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-and she managed to make it
to a gas station.

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I am impressed by her courage
and her strong will-

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-despite the fact that she was shot
in the arm and cheek.

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It required great courage.

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I had known Qaiser for four years.
Dad wanted us to get married.

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We were happy. We talked
on the phone and met occasionally.

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Qaiser is tender and loving.
He never gets mad at me.

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But my uncle disagreed.

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My parents asked why.
He replied: "They are poorer than us."

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Dad asked who I was
would marry.

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My uncle thought
that his brother-in-law was a better fit.

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I called Qaiser and his parents
and they told me to come there-

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-then they would marry us.

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Five o'clock in the morning
I called Qaiser-

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-and went to his house.

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We went to a town hall nearby
and we got married.

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Afterwards I did not spend
a single day with my husband.

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We only talked for a couple of hours.

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I was never alone with him.

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I didn't sleep with my in-laws.
Some relatives picked me up.

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I would return home-

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-then Qaiser could ask for my hand
in an honorable way.

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Then they put their hands on the Koran
and promised not to hurt me.

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They had a Toyota
and got into the car.

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Because they swore on the Koran
so I wasn't afraid.

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But then my uncle stopped the car
and dragged me out.

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He started hitting me.

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I was conscious
throughout the assault.

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I trembled with fear and begged them
to stop, but they didn't listen.

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They held a gun to my head,
at the temple-

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-and my uncle strangled me.

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I managed to turn my head away,
so the shot missed.

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Then they put me in a sack
and threw me into the river.

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I would sink to the bottom
and no one would know anything.

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I slowly regained consciousness
and took me out of the river.

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Then I saw the light
from a motorcycle in the distance.

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I followed the light
and slowly moved towards it.

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I arrived at a gas station
and asked for help.

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Cops guard Saba while her
father and uncle are at large.

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This is what I looked like before.
Now see what I look like.

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This is what my eyebrows looked like
when I got help picking them.

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QAISER
SABA'S HUSBAND

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When I go home tonight-

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-shall I take a copy
which you can set up in the evening.

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I fear the night, Qaiser.

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- Were you scared yesterday too?
-Yes.

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-At night?
-Yes.

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- I suddenly jerked.
-I see.

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- What if I had died?
- How would it have gone for me then?

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-You had only cried for 4-5 days.
-No, don't say that.

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After three or four months
would you have forgotten me

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Tell me the truth. Did you get help?
to get out of the river?

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I swear on the Koran
that no one came and helped me.

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Look at the eye. Does it look better?

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- It's a little red, but otherwise good.
-Just a little red?

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We can't live without each other.

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I love her very much.
I die without her.

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I think because they swore
on the Koran, God saved me.

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God has blessed me.

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There are no girls who
has been thrown into a river and survived.

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It is a sin. They broke the oath-

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-and now comes the wrath of God
to hit them.

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I will never forgive them
whatever happens.

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They touched the Quran and lied.

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Even if someone asks me to
then I will never forgive them.

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The world needs to see it. siblings,
parents, uncles and aunts.

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It must not happen again.

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They should be shot in public
so that nothing like this can happen again.

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With God's help I will fight. With
His blessing I shall go on.

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After leaving the hospital
Saba went underground.

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The police continued to search
after the perpetrators.

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There is nothing in Islam
which calls for honor killings.

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Islam teaches us to protect
on the rights of all people-

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- men as women.

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God has given her the right to choose.

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But she had to pay dearly for that
married the one she loved.

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What has happened is conflicting
against all religious values.

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Saba's parents' quarters
in Gujranwala.

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Everything our family did was to preserve
our integrity and honor.

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Who can tolerate such betrayal
from a daughter-

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-who elope and marry
without their consent?

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Our family has never been questioned.
Everyone has respected us.

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But now we are feared and mocked.
We don't even visit relatives anymore.

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We keep to ourselves
because she has shamed us.

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Others say that my father
have neglected their children.

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I didn't know
that they intended to do this.

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How then could I allow it?

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I am her mother.
I would have reprimanded her.

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But my husband went mad with anger.
That's how it is when it comes to honor.

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Women should not show disrespect
and dishonor their parents.

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If this girl does that
she gets beaten. Punished.

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If she stays home
I marry her off to the right man.

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Then I will also be respected.
Saba gave me no such respect.

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She made sure I didn't get
some respect. She has dishonored us.

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The way I live now...
I have prayed to God.

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“My daughter has done this.
Just let me die!"

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MAQSOOD
SABA'S DAD

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MUHAMMAD
SABA'S UNCLE

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My brother did exactly the right thing.

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She apparently survived.
It was well-destined.

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It's all about respect.

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He did exactly the right thing.

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We had to do it.
She took our honor away from us.

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I am an honorable man.
Why did she leave home?

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I have worked hard
to feed her.

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It was illegal of her.

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I have my honor and pride.
I did not tolerate it.

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If you add a drop of piss
in a container with milk

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- then everything will be destroyed!

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That is what she has done.
Destroyed everything.

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All my work. It is destroyed.

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So I said no.
I'll kill you myself.

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You are my daughter,
but I intend to kill you.

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How could you leave home?
with an outsider?

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I haven't met the boy yet.
In that case I would have killed him too.

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Exactly that.
I would have killed them both.

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That Qaiser really has
laid it out for us.

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Look, just. Now I'm locked up
because of him.

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<i>No,
for trying to kill your daughter.</i>

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Islam does not allow the girl
to leave the house.

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Why would she do that? Did she get
not food three times a day?

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She got everything.

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<i>-Does Islam permit murder?
- It is not written in the Koran.</i>

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But where does it say that a girl
can run away with a stranger?

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Please tell me about it
where in the Koran it says.

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<i>How did you tell your wife?</i>

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“I have killed your daughter
because I wanted to."

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My wife cried.
What else would she do?

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I am her husband.
She's just my wife.

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<i>-Are you prepared to go to jail?
-Yes, I am.</i>

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For the sake of respect and honor
can I be locked up all my life.

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He who gives life provides for it.

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Even small crawlers under a rock
are cared for by the Lord.

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So the Lord will take care
about my family too.

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I could go to jail
whole life. For the honor.

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To gain respect.

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With his father and uncle in prison-

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-moved Saba to the in-laws,
not far from his family.

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When I was discharged from the hospital
I hid with Qaiser's relatives.

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But now I'm here in
my in-laws house. Qaiser's house.

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I am happy and content here.

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Everyone is nice to me.
I don't lack anything.

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Tie up.

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You tricked me!

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See how she treats me, mom!

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- He talks nonsense.
-Stop gossiping!

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She is like one of my own daughters.
Now she is my daughter.

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She is happy here.

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She was told that our family
is too poor and too big.

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Yes, we have lived poor.
We have had a hard time.

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But God is the one who decides.

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We live off what we have
and she also gets to eat with us.

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My mother-in-law is kind to me.
We get along well.

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She is kind and loving.

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Maybe my mom and my sisters have
understanding for me.

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I don't know. I haven't spoken
with them. They haven't been here.

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I don't know what they think of me.

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Those who visit dad
says he wants forgiveness.

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He says he doesn't
intending to repeat the same mistake.

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But I can't forgive him.

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When I was in court
to get a trial date-

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- asked my uncle for my forgiveness.

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But I told him to disappear.
I'm not going to forgive him.

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It's so wrong.

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ASAD JAMAL
SABA'S LAWYER

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According to the law of Pakistan
should honor killings be considered murders

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- and charges must be brought
in the same way as in all murder cases.

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But by law can also
the next of kin-

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- forgive the accused.

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If a father kills his daughter
can the rest of the family forgive him.

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Then the murderers are freed
in the case of honor killings.

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There is another reason
that honor killings are increasing.

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You know that even if you kill
his daughter or sister

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- so you can get away with it.

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This is not just one case
for Saba, but for the whole community.

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It is about policy and whether
one must be able to forgive such an act.

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But it is a lengthy process
to obtain redress.

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The situation is unfavorable
for women in our society.

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In Pakistan, women are considered to be
a second class citizen.

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I don't want them to be released.

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They should be locked up
for the rest of life.

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But some neighbors have asked
my in-laws-

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- not to press charges,
without reaching a compromise.

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They said we must listen
on the influential men here.

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We live in this area
and must listen to their advice.

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AREA COUNCIL OF ELDER

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It is the men in society-

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-which has the greatest influence
when it comes to a compromise.

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It almost always goes against it
the victim of an honor crime.

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Our society does not respect them
whose daughters escape.

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You are criticized for it.

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People with such a reputation
loses all respect in society.

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Parents make an effort to
support and care for their children.

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Don't have parents right
to decide the children's future?

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Yes, but I want to know
how you intend to protect-

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-about the girl's rights?

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Her own family tried to kill
and get rid of her.

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She was shot and survived.

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This is about her life,
and you don't even want to meet her.

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Honor and land matters
are the most common disputes here.

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We live next door to both families.
We do not want the dispute to worsen.

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We asked Qaiser's family to reach out
to a compromise quickly.

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If they press charges in this case
the neighbors will look down on them.

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It can create more discord.

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We asked both families
to compromise.

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-Compromise?
-Yes.

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So you sat down together
to discuss the dispute?

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The girl should be allowed to live in peace
without further ado.

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Her family says
that they should not harm anyone.

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And legal documents prepare-

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-so that both parties
given written rules to follow.

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If they violate them
then we can meet again.

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- Do you want Saba's statement?
-Yes, as soon as possible.

236
00:23:16,876 --> 00:23:20,276
- Do you know what we are talking about, mother?
-Yes, I understand.

237
00:23:20,436 --> 00:23:24,796
They want to go to court
as soon as possible-

238
00:23:24,956 --> 00:23:28,396
-so that Saba can forgive
those who attacked her.

239
00:23:28,556 --> 00:23:32,076
The hearing will take place tomorrow.

240
00:23:32,236 --> 00:23:35,875
Have you asked Saba?
if she can give her account?

241
00:23:36,035 --> 00:23:37,835
We'll have to ask her.

242
00:23:43,635 --> 00:23:50,475
If she can forgive them
and the case is dismissed

243
00:23:50,635 --> 00:23:55,634
- that's the message
that this crime is a minor one.

244
00:23:55,794 --> 00:23:57,914
One can kill and go free.

245
00:23:58,074 --> 00:24:00,274
But how is it really?

246
00:24:00,434 --> 00:24:07,114
Those who ask for forgiveness shot her
and threw her into the river.

247
00:24:09,114 --> 00:24:14,073
Only she knows what she went through
there in the dark.

248
00:24:14,233 --> 00:24:20,753
Saba should pursue the matter further
to give them a message.

249
00:24:20,913 --> 00:24:24,953
Everyone is equal before the law.

250
00:24:25,113 --> 00:24:29,993
Anyone who commits such a crime-

251
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-will be punished.

252
00:24:36,712 --> 00:24:41,712
I don't think so
that the girl wants to forgive them-

253
00:24:41,872 --> 00:24:46,032
-but society can force her-

254
00:24:46,192 --> 00:24:50,872
- to do it.

255
00:25:01,711 --> 00:25:07,351
Qaiser doesn't want a deal,
but his big brother takes care of everything-

256
00:25:07,511 --> 00:25:10,910
-so we have to do as he says.

257
00:25:11,070 --> 00:25:17,190
He is the oldest in the family
and he is the one who makes the decisions.

258
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SHAFAQAT
QAISER'S ELDER BROTHER

259
00:25:20,870 --> 00:25:25,710
There has to be a compromise.
It doesn't work otherwise.

260
00:25:25,870 --> 00:25:30,189
We live in the same area.

261
00:25:30,349 --> 00:25:33,989
You have to follow those laws
that applies in society.

262
00:25:34,149 --> 00:25:38,669
How long can we live with the conflict?
Two years, four years, ten years?

263
00:25:38,829 --> 00:25:43,909
There is no alternative.
We have to agree.

264
00:25:44,069 --> 00:25:48,189
Nobody wins if it escalates.

265
00:25:49,908 --> 00:25:53,228
Neither us nor them.

266
00:25:55,588 --> 00:26:02,308
It is important that we reconcile,
because we have to live in the same area.

267
00:26:02,468 --> 00:26:08,027
We may need the neighbors' help one day
or they need our help.

268
00:26:08,187 --> 00:26:11,307
We must listen to them now.

269
00:26:11,467 --> 00:26:17,747
In happiness and in sadness
you have to deal with them.

270
00:26:17,907 --> 00:26:23,747
If we ignore their advice now
then they don't want anything to do with us.

271
00:26:23,907 --> 00:26:25,467
It is true.

272
00:26:27,106 --> 00:26:29,746
It will be good no matter what you do.

273
00:26:29,906 --> 00:26:34,426
God arranges everything.
We have confidence in the Qur'an.

274
00:26:34,586 --> 00:26:39,426
If they try to hurt us
then the Qur'an will protect us.

275
00:26:39,586 --> 00:26:41,146
Our hearts are pure.

276
00:26:43,066 --> 00:26:45,106
We can't drag it out any longer.

277
00:26:45,266 --> 00:26:49,705
Do as you wish.
I accept what you decide.

278
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COURT HEARING

279
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When you go to court
and forgives them-

280
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-then your father will be released.

281
00:27:25,583 --> 00:27:27,943
And your uncle too.

282
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- Do you understand what that means?
-Yes.

283
00:27:31,023 --> 00:27:34,783
-Is it safe?
-They are forgiven and released.

284
00:27:34,943 --> 00:27:38,223
Are you mentally prepared for
to forgive them?

285
00:27:52,382 --> 00:27:59,262
If Saba says she forgives them
and don't want us to move on-

286
00:27:59,422 --> 00:28:02,781
- so everything ends now.

287
00:28:02,941 --> 00:28:08,661
If there is no redress
it feels terrible to us police officers.

288
00:28:22,300 --> 00:28:26,940
I can understand
why she wants to compromise.

289
00:28:27,100 --> 00:28:31,300
Our legal system is not strong enough
to protect her.

290
00:28:31,460 --> 00:28:36,700
If the accused are convicted
and sentenced to five years in prison-

291
00:28:36,860 --> 00:28:43,419
-then they can try to kill her again.
Who will protect her then?

292
00:28:56,779 --> 00:29:03,738
One of the accused is her father,
who supports the family.

293
00:29:03,898 --> 00:29:06,738
It is clear
that she should forgive him.

294
00:29:16,498 --> 00:29:20,697
Saba's father and uncle
brought to court.

295
00:29:30,577 --> 00:29:35,377
COURT OF HAFIZABAD
PUNJAB, PAKISTAN

296
00:29:54,856 --> 00:29:57,535
When Saba came to court-

297
00:29:57,695 --> 00:30:02,375
- she learned that the council of elders
had appointed a new lawyer for her.

298
00:30:02,535 --> 00:30:08,575
The council of elders has replaced the lawyer.
They took the former from me.

299
00:30:08,735 --> 00:30:13,175
My previous lawyer gave me good advice.

300
00:30:13,335 --> 00:30:17,614
The new lawyer
hasn't even spoken to me.

301
00:30:17,774 --> 00:30:21,654
With Saba's approval-

302
00:30:21,814 --> 00:30:26,014
-I will request
that her father and uncle be released.

303
00:30:26,174 --> 00:30:28,654
That's what Saba wants.

304
00:30:28,814 --> 00:30:35,493
She can forgive them and say
that she was just mad at them before.

305
00:30:40,293 --> 00:30:43,293
ENTRANCE TO THE COURT BUILDING

306
00:30:49,133 --> 00:30:52,333
That afternoon Saba spoke
before the court.

307
00:30:54,652 --> 00:30:57,132
The next day was released
her father and uncle.

308
00:30:57,292 --> 00:31:04,692
When the law allows this
the courts act as postal agents.

309
00:31:04,852 --> 00:31:07,692
They just register
victim statement.

310
00:31:07,852 --> 00:31:12,691
It strengthens the superiority of men.

311
00:31:15,451 --> 00:31:20,851
First I sat outside
and was really uncomfortable.

312
00:31:21,011 --> 00:31:26,051
Then the judge greeted me
and asked me to come forward.

313
00:31:26,211 --> 00:31:31,050
Then he said:
"My child, do you want to forgive them?"

314
00:31:31,210 --> 00:31:34,050
"Do we have your permission?"

315
00:31:34,210 --> 00:31:36,210
I said yes.

316
00:31:41,250 --> 00:31:48,290
God didn't want me to die.
I survived their assassination attempt.

317
00:31:48,450 --> 00:31:52,409
Fate protected me from their bullets.

318
00:31:52,569 --> 00:31:58,489
In the future they might kill me.
Only God knows that.

319
00:32:05,089 --> 00:32:07,089
TWO WEEKS LATER

320
00:32:08,649 --> 00:32:12,168
If they keep calm
and does not use violence-

321
00:32:12,328 --> 00:32:17,888
-so can both our families
live in peace.

322
00:32:18,048 --> 00:32:25,368
But Saba should not visit them
and they are not allowed to greet us.

323
00:32:25,528 --> 00:32:29,527
I'm afraid,
but life must go on.

324
00:32:29,687 --> 00:32:34,967
We have to live our lives.

325
00:32:35,127 --> 00:32:39,007
We have been reconciled in everyone's hearts.

326
00:32:39,167 --> 00:32:43,047
If someone's heart is not pure
so God can see it.

327
00:32:43,207 --> 00:32:47,286
We hold no grudges.
We don't want to do anything to them.

328
00:32:47,446 --> 00:32:51,126
We shall not extort
or disturb them in any way.

329
00:32:51,286 --> 00:32:53,966
I have phone contact with them.

330
00:32:55,206 --> 00:33:00,686
I have spoken to Saba's elders
and younger brother-in-law and her mother-in-law.

331
00:33:00,846 --> 00:33:02,606
And with Saba.

332
00:33:02,766 --> 00:33:08,685
She should know that children do not avoid
their parents forever.

333
00:33:10,205 --> 00:33:13,845
One day she will visit us.

334
00:33:31,724 --> 00:33:35,404
I have forgiven Saba
and she has forgiven me.

335
00:33:38,004 --> 00:33:42,084
We have started again.

336
00:33:43,764 --> 00:33:51,043
After this incident
I have gained more respect.

337
00:33:51,203 --> 00:33:53,403
Everyone says
that I am an honorable man.

338
00:33:53,563 --> 00:33:59,843
They say I did the right thing.
It was the only right thing.

339
00:34:00,003 --> 00:34:03,003
I have more daughters.

340
00:34:03,162 --> 00:34:09,762
Since the incident, all my daughters have
received proposals

341
00:34:09,922 --> 00:34:14,322
- because I am considered honorable.

342
00:34:14,482 --> 00:34:17,882
I can proudly say
that for several generations-

343
00:34:18,042 --> 00:34:22,681
-none of my descendants will
to try to do like Saba.

344
00:34:22,841 --> 00:34:25,801
My daughters fear me.

345
00:34:25,961 --> 00:34:29,721
One of their sisters did so.

346
00:34:29,881 --> 00:34:34,081
If they do the same thing
do they know what can happen.

347
00:34:43,080 --> 00:34:49,040
If the Elder Council hadn't pushed me
I had never forgiven them.

348
00:34:50,280 --> 00:34:54,080
I wanted them to stay
in prison as long as possible.

349
00:34:55,880 --> 00:34:59,680
Everyone knows I forgave them
for the sake of society.

350
00:34:59,840 --> 00:35:03,519
I listened to my family
and forgave them.

351
00:35:03,679 --> 00:35:06,679
But in my heart
are they not forgiven.

352
00:35:17,479 --> 00:35:21,558
Saba visits her mother
for the first time.

353
00:35:26,998 --> 00:35:31,118
I have a good relationship with my mother,
but not with anyone else.

354
00:35:31,278 --> 00:35:33,278
I enjoy visiting her.

355
00:35:53,077 --> 00:35:58,476
Qaiser and I are going to have a baby soon.

356
00:36:00,356 --> 00:36:04,236
I hope it will be a girl,
so she can be brave.

357
00:36:06,236 --> 00:36:08,956
I hope
that she can stand up for herself.

358
00:36:09,116 --> 00:36:14,036
I hope she will do good things
and get educated.

359
00:36:15,636 --> 00:36:20,675
She can work if she wants to
and do as she wishes.

360
00:36:23,355 --> 00:36:28,435
It is God who decides,
but I would like to have a girl.

361
00:36:40,874 --> 00:36:44,874
Text: Ellinor Larsen
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