When a woman is believed to have done something 'illicit' or if she claims her rights, there is something wrong with her, she deserves to be punished in the eyes of the police. While police by and large concur with traditionally held views of women, financial corruption also seems to contribute to their inaction before such crimes. A conservative estimate puts the number of karo-kari murders in Jacobabad at between 55 and 60 a month. After killing his wife and her paramour, a man usually comes to the police station with his blood-stained hatchet or gun. Given the lucrative aspect of honour killings, many police are not interested in ending the practice.
Police also appear to cover up fake honour killings.
A housewife, Khadeja and a bank officer were shot dead on 19 January 1999 at around 8.30 pm in Jampur city, Rajanpur district in southern Punjab by Khadeja's husband, Ameer Bukhsh, who then turned himself in, alleging the victims' illicit relationship. Khadeja's brother, Abdul Qadir registered a complaint against the accused under section 302 PPC, i.e. murder. Six days later, Abdul Qadir received a copy of the First Information Report which, he said, had distorted his complaint. The FIR said that Abdul Qadir, another brother and a cousin were in Khadeja's house watching television with her four children when they heard Khadeja's screams from the next room. On entering, it said, they saw Ameer Bukhsh shooting the victims lying together on a bed.