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| Paks detain 3 in "honor killing" investigation |
| 2014-06-06 |
| Pakistani police on Wednesday said they have arrested three more men for the brutal murder of a woman bludgeoned to death outside a court by family members for marrying against their wishes. Farzana Parveen was battered to death last week outside the High Court in the eastern city of Lahore by more than two dozen attackers armed with bricks, including numerous relatives. âWe have arrested two brothers of Farzana, Zahid Ali and Gulam Ali, and her alleged former husband Mazhar Iqbal in this case,â Chaudhry Shafiq, a senior police official, told AFP. âThey will be produced before a court tomorrow.â The killing sparked outrage because of its brazen and brutal nature and claims that police did nothing to save Parveen, who was three monthsâ pregnant. The United States branded the incident âheinousâ and Pakistanâs Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif demanded immediate action to catch the killers. With the latest arrests there are 13 in police custody including Parveenâs father Mohammad Azeem. |
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