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Pregnant Pakistani Singer Samina Samoon Shot Dead For Not Standing Up While Singing

IANS, 12 Apr, 2018 12:03 PM

    A Pakistani singer was shot dead in the country's southern Sindh province as she refused to stand up and perform, reports said. 24-year-old Samina Samoon, who was pregnant, was killed at a crowded event in Kanga village on Tuesday.

     

    A video, which surfaced two days after the incident, shows Samina being shot while she was performing. Pakistani media reported that the killer has been identified as Tarique Ahmed Jatoi. He asked her to stand while performing, as soon as she stood on her feet Samina was shot thrice.

     

    The accused, who was allegedly intoxicated, had badgered the victim to comply before he shot her dead.

     
     

    Her husband told local media that Samina was six months pregnant and demanded that the accused should be charged for double murder, killing the woman and her baby.

     

    Soon after the shooting, Samina was taken to a hospital where she was declared dead. Police has already arrested the accused and reports said that he was drunk during the incident. Sindh government has also sought a report on it.

     

    He demanded that the first information report should mention that the man who shot her and two of his accomplices are accused of double murder: that of the woman and her unborn child.

     

    The video-clip of the killing was widely shared on social media which created outrage.

     

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