- Noor Basra and Noor Sheza were playing outside their home in Chilas
- The clip was circulated via mobile phones but caused outrage in the town
- The sisters were shot dead last Sunday alongside their mother
- It is alleged the girls' step-brother planned the attack with four accomplices to restore the family's honour
By TARA BRADY
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Two teenage sisters have been murdered in Pakistan after they were accused of tarnishing theirfamily's name by making a video of themselves dancing in the rain.
The girls, aged 15 and 16, are seen running around in traditional dress with two other youngerchildren outside their bungalow in the town of Chilas, in the northern region of Gilgit.
The sisters, named as Noor Basra and Noor Sheza, appear to break into dance and one even flashes a smile at the camera.
Innocent: The teenage sisters were filmed playing and dancing outside their home
However, when the footage was circulated via mobile phones, it caused outrage in the conservativePakistani town.
Last Sunday the girls were shot alongside their mother in their home by five gunmen.
Police are investigating whether the attack was arranged by the girls' step-brother, named as Khutore, who allegedly wanted to 'restore the family's honour' according to The Sunday Times.
The sisters' other brother has filed a case against Khutore and the four other alleged accomplices who are now believed to be on the run.
The girls were shot alongside their mother in their home by five gunmen in the town of Chilas
Last year four women are believed to have been killed by tribal elders for dancing and singing with men at a wedding party in the remote north-western village of Kohistan in Pakistan.
A tribal council of clerics – known as a Jirga – reportedly condemned the women to death for ‘fornication’ and staining their families’ names.
Their actions were said to have brought shame on the community, which frowns on men and women dancing together or fraternising at all.
Four women were believed to have been killed last year after tribal elders condemned them to death for dancing and singing
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan said at least 943 women and girls were murdered in 2011 for allegedly defaming their family’s honour.
According to women's rights group, the Aurat Foundation, about 1,000 'honour' killings take place in Pakistan every year.
The statistics highlight the scale of violence suffered by many women in conservative Muslim Pakistan, where they are frequently treated as second-class citizens.
THE GIRL WHO STOOD UP TO THE TALIBAN IN HER FIGHT TO GO TO SCHOOL
Malala Yousafzai holding her backpack on her way to school in Britain
From a young age Malala Yousafzai openly spoke out about the importance of education growing up in the Swat valley where the Taliban bans girls from going to school.
But her outspoken views led to her being shot in the head last year on her way home from class.
After the assassination attempt in October 2012, the Taliban said she had been targeted because she promoted 'western thinking'.
The shooting sparked outrage in Pakistan and her story drew global attention to the struggle for women's rights in Malala's homeland.
Following the attack Malala was brought to the U.K. for treatment and spent several months in a hospital undergoing skull reconstruction and cochlear implant surgeries.
Now rehabilitating in Britain, Malala is the youngest Nobel peace prize nominee in history.
Michael Pietsch, executive vice president and publisher of Little, Brown, said: 'Malala is already an inspiration to millions around the world.'
The 15-year-old recently signed a book deal worth a reported £2m and set up a charity to support the education of 40 girls aged five to 12 in the Swat valley who would otherwise be forced into domestic labour.
Actress Angelina Jolie even pledged to donate thousands of pounds to the charity.
Malala's book will tell the story about the traumatic event and her long-running campaign to promote children's education.
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