Women's Rights Activist and Daughter Murdered

(Dir, Pakistan) The manager of the local Aurat Foundation resource center, a non-governmental women's rights group, was gunned down in her home last week. Zubaida Baigum died immediately while her 19-year-old daughter, Shamaila, was seriously wounded, only to die four days later at a hospital in Peshawar.

Local officials expressed outrage and demanded an immediate investigation and "ruthless action against the culprits." Unfortunately, the police have no suspects.