Abstract
In a country like Pakistan, when justice is delayed and/or denied, revenge is excersied by the affectees in order to gain personal satisfaction, and/or equalibrise the harm done, rehgain the honour and/or avert the social shame. Elopement of a girl from home is marked as a stigma on the honour of the whole family, which consequently calls for punishment. Therefore, this study explores the perspectives of honour killing and crimes originating from similar discourses in the light of women’s body as a substitute for male honour with respect to the Shᾱrmῑn Obᾱῑd Chῑnoy’s A Girl in the River. The study specifically ventures to identify that who does Chinoy hold accountable in her representation of Pakistani society for honour crimes, either she blames religion or culture, in the Oscar winning documentary A Girl in the River.
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