India, Oct. 6 -- Civil society and rights activists in Pakistan have voiced their concerns over the rise in 'honour-killing' cases in Sindh, blaming improper implementation of the existing law as the cause behind the surge.

Dawn News reported, quoting data that showed 142 people have been killed in Sindh this year (till September) under the pretext of karo-kari (honour killing), of whom 105 victims were women.

Data compiled by police reveals that in many of these cases, the perpetrators were the victims' own family members, the Pakistani newspaper reported.

Rights activists demanded implementation of strict measures to curb the rising honour killings.

Talking to Dawn, rights activist Anis Haroon said there were already sufficient laws...