Pakistani landlord kills woman for hitting dog -police

KARACHI, Feb 24 (Reuters) Pakistani police arrested a village landlord and his son for killing a woman who had struck their dog to stop it chasing her chickens, police said today.

Faizan Elahi died after being struck on the head with a stick after landlord Manzoor Ahmed and his son barged into her house on Thursday and attacked the woman and her family in revenge for beating their dog.

''The sad thing is there is no remorse from the accused or his family,'' said Sheikh Aslam, the Station House Officer at Chata, 45 km from Multan, the man city in southern Punjab.

''Two other relatives were also injured in the attack,'' he told Reuters by telephone.

Landlords often dominate poor villagers in Pakistan and women are easy targets are frequently victims of violence in rural areas where feudal and tribal customs still prevail.

REUTERS MS BD1805