Family massacred in Pakistan

Eight members of the same Pakistani family have been massacred overnight in an apparent "honour killing", police say.

The deaths, in Buner district in North West Frontier Province, happened late on Tuesday.

All but one of those killed were women or children.

So-called honour killings are on the rise in Pakistan, despite efforts to stop the practice.

In the latest incident, police believe the killers may have been seeking revenge after a girl from their family married against her father's wishes.

'Baby killed

The attackers struck in the remote village of Bagh Chingley, some 110 kilometres north of the provincial capital of Peshawar.

They were armed with Kalashnikovs and axes, police say.

They shot and hacked to death Dilbar Khan, 70, his wife, two daughters-in-law, three grand-daughters and a grandson.

One of those killed was a two-week-old baby, police say.

They are searching for the killers, but have so far made no arrests.