Karachi, May 14 -- Hundreds of women across Pakistan continue to be murdered every year in the name of "honour" despite the backlash and public outcry.

Expressing disappointment over the killings and rise in Honour killing cases, the Sindh High Court (SHC), questioning the State's failure to counter the problem, ordered the state to stop the "barbaric and abominable practice" and deal with perpetrators sternly, reported Dawn.

As per the reports, SHC called the honour killing an extreme form of domestic violence, while a single bench of the Sindh High Court observed that the practice was escalating unchecked.

The quote further noted that this needs to be urgently curbed before it spirals beyond control and plunges society into complete ...