Pakistan: Samia Shahid, 28-allegedly killed by her father-July 20, 2016

Samia Shahid, a British-Pakistani woman, was found dead while visiting relatives in Pakistan in July of 2016. Relatives claimed that she had died of natural causes, whereas her husband, Syed Mukhtar Kazim, believed that she was murdered in a so-called “honor killing”; an autopsy and forensic examination concluded that she was raped and strangled. Described as “a jolly, bubbly person, (who) always had a smile on her face”, Samia Shahid was from Manningham, Bradford. She attended Nab Wood School and went on to work in a variety of sales roles while doing make-up artistry as a hobby. Samia’s father was detained on suspicion of accessory to murder. He was released on bail in December 2016 and died in January 2018. As of 2020, the case remains unsolved.