Man stabbed to death, wife injured over love marriage in Sanghar
The attack was conducted by woman's brother, police officer said.
SANGHAR (Dunya News) – Woman sustained severe injuries while her husband was stabbed to death over love marriage in Sanghar today (Saturday).
The victim Shahzad tied knot with Dobi’s local Lubna about three months ago but the marriage badly raged girl’s family members. The couple was living in Chak number 9 when Lubna’s brother got to know about their residence.
The brother early morning climbed the house’s wall and killed Shahzad with axe in repeated attacks.
The woman also got injured in the incident who was shifted to the hospital for medical assistance while Shahzad’s body has been sent for post mortem.
Moreover, police personnel have launched an investigation into the matter.
Hundreds of women are killed in Pakistan each year for so-called honour.
In the ongoing year alone, over ten women have been killed by respective relatives including husbands, fathers and brothers in different parts of the country.
A 19-year-old girl named Maria Sadaqat was tortured then burned alive for refusing a marriage proposal in Murree while a Lahore resident roughly 16 years of age was set ablaze by her mother, brother and brother-in-law for marrying a man of her will.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif vowed to eradicate the evil of honour killings after a documentary highlighting the issue won an Oscar in February, but no fresh legislation has been tabled since then.
