Abstract
This article maps economic resources and its relationship with honour
killing in Kurram Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)
of Pakistan. Using the criteria of sample size determination, 377
respondents out of 1612 were randomly selected in a proportionate
manner. A conceptual framework consisting of one dependent variable
(honour killing) and one independent variable (economic aspect) was
developed. The data collected through an interview schedule, with
responses ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree, was
analyzed and presented at Uni, Bi, and Multi-variate levels by using
frequencies, percentage distribution and Chi-Square test statistics. The
results disclosed that honour killing was not common among all
classes, and that me members of the upper class were more conscious
about the observance of honour norms as compared to lower ones.
However, inheritance disputes, killing of women for beneficial benefits
and killing for her share in parental property had no association with
honour killing in the study universe. Moreover, the role of women in
the economic resources of the family were also absent in the study
area. From the results, we recommend that women should be given
equal opportunities in all aspects of life, materials about women’s
rights and new legislation supporting those rights should be included in
syllabi, and that awareness about women’s legal rights of inheritance
should be made in the wider society
Arshad Khan Bangash, Fariha Bibi. (2017) THE DARK SIDE OF THE PICTURE: THE ROLE OF POVERTY IN THE PROMOTION OF HONOUR KILLING IN FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED TRIBAL AREAS (FATA) OF PAKISTAN, Pakistan , Volume 53, Issue 1.
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