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Husband of bludgeoned woman murdered first wife
 [DAWN] The husband of a pregnant Pak woman bludgeoned to death outside Lahore High Court (LHC) murdered his first wife, he told AFP on Thursday, in a twist to a story that has shocked rights activists.Is it true that you can't throw a rock in Pakistain without it hitting somebody who's killed somebody else? Farzana Parveen was murdered on Tuesday outside the LHC by more than two dozen attackers, including her brother and father, for marrying against her family's wishes. The brazen, brutal nature of the killing, in broad daylight in the centre of Pakistain's second largest city, has fired up the rubes around the world. Now Parveen's husband Mohammad Iqbal, 45, has admitted killing his first wife. "I was in love with Farzana and killed my first wife because of this love," adding that he had strangled her. Iqbal said he was spared a prison term because his son -- who alerted police to the murder -- later forgave him under Pakistain's controversial blood-money laws. After admitting to the murder he switched off his phone and did not respond to further calls. Posted by: Fred 2014-05-30 |
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