Authorities in a Pakistani tribal area said they had no choice but to execute a young couple who had tried to elope.The man and woman were put to death on the order of a jirga, a council of tribal elders, who are the ultimate authority in the tribal area of Kala Dhaka, Dawn reported Saturday.’I regret the killing, but what can I do. There is no other law except the jirga system in the area,” …

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