<p>In a suspected case of honour killing, a nine-year-old boy shot dead his aunt after being told by his family to commit the crime in a village in Pakistan's Punjab province, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The incident took place on Tuesday in Chak 104-SB village in Sargodha, some 200 km from Lahore.</p>.<p>According to police, the boy was trained by his family to operate the weapon to kill his paternal aunt.</p>.<p>The 30-year-old victim had married a man of her choice some 10 years ago against the will of her family. However, the family had later reconciled with the woman, they said.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, the woman -- a mother of three -- visited the house of her maternal uncle to attend a family function. During the function, her nine-year-old nephew opened fired on her, killing her on the spot, police said.</p>.<p>"After the incident, the boy and his family fled the spot," a police official said.</p>.<p>"The boy's father had trained him to operate the weapon. It seems that the boy have been told by his family members to open fire on her aunt," he said.</p>.<p>The boy's father and other family members have been booked for abetment to the crime, the official said.</p>.<p>Honour killings are common in Pakistan. According to Human Rights Watch, over 1,000 women are killed annually in Pakistan in the name of 'honour' -- 'unacceptable' amorous relationships, defiance of physical or cyber-gendered spaces, brazenness in dressing and language or perceived immorality.</p>
<p>In a suspected case of honour killing, a nine-year-old boy shot dead his aunt after being told by his family to commit the crime in a village in Pakistan's Punjab province, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The incident took place on Tuesday in Chak 104-SB village in Sargodha, some 200 km from Lahore.</p>.<p>According to police, the boy was trained by his family to operate the weapon to kill his paternal aunt.</p>.<p>The 30-year-old victim had married a man of her choice some 10 years ago against the will of her family. However, the family had later reconciled with the woman, they said.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, the woman -- a mother of three -- visited the house of her maternal uncle to attend a family function. During the function, her nine-year-old nephew opened fired on her, killing her on the spot, police said.</p>.<p>"After the incident, the boy and his family fled the spot," a police official said.</p>.<p>"The boy's father had trained him to operate the weapon. It seems that the boy have been told by his family members to open fire on her aunt," he said.</p>.<p>The boy's father and other family members have been booked for abetment to the crime, the official said.</p>.<p>Honour killings are common in Pakistan. According to Human Rights Watch, over 1,000 women are killed annually in Pakistan in the name of 'honour' -- 'unacceptable' amorous relationships, defiance of physical or cyber-gendered spaces, brazenness in dressing and language or perceived immorality.</p>