ISLAMABAD: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), in a statement released on Tuesday, declared killing in the name of honour as un-Islamic and against the law of the land.

“There are laws in the country to deal with the obscenity and other moral crimes so one cannot kill other in the name of honour,” the CII statement said.

The council, however, maintained that being provoked after witnessing a moral sin by a close relative is an element of human nature.

There is no room for anyone to kill an individual after being provoked by a moral sin, as punishments for the same exist in the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and the Sharia, it added.

“Every accused should be brought before the court,” the council’s statement said, adding that it is up to the court to declare an individual as guilty or innocent.

The CII also declared that “extra judicial killing is simply an offense”, and it is the prerogative of the court to excuse an accused’s behaviour in honour killing cases.

“The executive needs to implement laws instead of amending them or making new ones,” added the CII statement.