"In the Name of Honour: The Brutal Killing of Bano Bibi and Ehsanullah in Balochistan"

This blog highlights the 2025 honour killing case of Bano Bibi and Ehsanullah in Degari, Sanjidi (Quetta, Balochistan). It explores how tribal customs, lack of education, and weak justice systems continue to take innocent lives. This real story of love and injustice demands that we raise our voices for human rights, especially women's right to marry by choice. #HonourKilling #BalochistanCase #JusticeForBano

💔 Introduction:

“Walk with me step by step… after that, you can only shoot me. Nothing else.”
These were the last brave words of Bano Bibi, a young woman from Balochistan, whose only "crime" was choosing to marry the man she loved — Ehsanullah.
In June 2025, a brutal honour killing in Degari, Sanjidi (Quetta) shook the conscience of those who still value humanity. But did it shake the system? Did it wake the silent majority? This blog tells their story.

 

📍 Background of the Incident:

• 📆 Date: 4 June 2025

• 🌍 Location: Degari, Sanjidi, Quetta (Balochistan)

• 👩 Victim: Bano Satakzai (Known as Bano Bibi)

• 👨 Victim: Ehsanullah Samalani

• 🔫 Crime: Honour Killing after a love marriage without family approval

• 👥 Main Accused: Tribal chief Sardar Sher Baz Satakzai and 13–14 others

• 🛑 Status: Arrested (some fugitives still at large)   

🧕 Who Were Bano and Ehsanullah?

Bano Bibi, a strong and educated girl, belonged to the Satakzai tribe.

Ehsanullah, a kind-hearted man from the Samalani tribe, loved her truly. They both decided to get married by Islamic law, which is also fully legal under the Constitution of Pakistan.

They did nothing wrong.

They didn’t run away.

They didn’t commit any crime.

They simply got married.

But in the eyes of their tribal community — that was enough to be sentenced to death.

💣 The Brutal Murder:

After discovering their marriage, the families, especially from Bano's side, saw this as a stain on their "honour". They were taken to an isolated desert-like area, where:

• Bano was shot 7 times — in her head, chest, and stomach.

• Ehsanullah was shot 9 times, including in his chest and lower body.

• Even after they fell to the ground, they were shot again, like lifeless bodies had to be destroyed further.

💬 Bano's last words still echo:

“Walk with me step by step… after that, you can only shoot me. Nothing else.”

These were not just words.

They were a reflection of courage, dignity, and resistance against tribal injustice.

⚖️ Who Ordered the Killing?

A tribal jirga (which is illegal under Pakistani law) declared them "ghairat kash" (dishonourable) and ordered their execution.

The decision was led by local tribal elders and backed by influential people like Sardar Sher Baz Satakzai.

This is not just a cultural problem.

This is a failure of law enforcement, judiciary, and government systems.

📌 Key Problems This Case Highlights:

1. 📚 Lack of Education in Tribal Areas

People in rural Balochistan are often unaware of basic human rights.

They don’t know that:

• Love marriage is legal in Islam

• Every adult has a right to marry by choice

• Women are not property of families

2. ⚖️ Weak Legal System

Even though honour killing is a crime, tribal areas have their own systems where:

• Jirgas still operate illegally

• Police are either inactive or afraid

• Law is not equally enforced

3. 🧠 Toxic Cultural Mindset

In many tribal cultures, a woman is “respectable” only if she obeys her family.

If she chooses her own life, she is labeled dishonourable.

This mindset kills dreams, dignity — and people.

😢 This Was More Than Just a Murder...

“This was not just the murder of two people. It was the murder of education, justice, love, humanity — and the hope of thousands of girls who dream of freedom.”

This one killing reflects a wider darkness in our society.

Unless we bring the light of education, implement law, and change toxic traditions, such incidents will continue.

📢 What Needs to Change?

🟢 Education:

• Bring awareness to tribal areas about basic rights

• Teach that Islam and law both support women's dignity

🟢 Law Enforcement:

• Enforce Pakistani law in every inch of Pakistan

• Ban all Jirgas and punish their decisions

🟢 Cultural Reform:

• Challenge the false idea that women are family honour

• Respect girls as individuals, not objects

📛 Is the State Also Responsible?

Yes.

Here’s how the Pakistani state system failed:

• 🧾 Honour killing is illegal, yet jirgas operate freely

• 👮 Police are slow, and powerful people are protected

• ⚖️ Justice is delayed, and victims become headlines, not cases

Had the system been strong:

Bano and Ehsanullah would be alive today.

📖 What Does Islam Say?

Allah clearly says in the Quran:

"Do not kill any innocent soul."
"Whoever kills one innocent life, it is as if he has killed all of humanity."

Islam never gave the right to kill anyone for honour.
Islam teaches us love, justice, and respect — not violence, bullets, and cruelty.

🌟 Final Message:

"Allah teaches love, justice, and dignity — not bullets, murder, and pain."
Those who live in ignorance take Allah’s name to destroy His message.
And the system that stays silent becomes a part of the crime.

🕯️ Let’s Speak Up Before Silence Becomes Guilt

If you’re educated — raise your voice.

If you have a platform — use it.

If you have a heart — feel it.

Because the next Bano and Ehsanullah might be around us — waiting for someone to protect them.

💔 This is not just a story of two lives lost. It’s a reflection of our broken system, our silent society, and our forgotten humanity. Don’t just read — raise your voice. Tomorrow, it could be someone you know.

 

 ✍️ *Written by Evolve With Ayeshy —

A voice for the voiceless, a soul that believes in truth, love, and justice. I write not just to inform, but to ignite.
Let’s stand together for humanity — because silence is no longer an option.