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| Farzana Parveen's family claims husband killed her |
| 2014-06-01 |
| [DAWN] LAHORE: The family of a pregnant woman who was bludgeoned to death in broad daylight near the Lahore High Court accused her husband of killing her, in stark contrast to his version of a story that has shocked people around the world. Police and witnesses said Farzana Parveen, 25, was murdered by assailants including her own father outside the Lahore High Court building on Tuesday because she had married a man of her own choosing, Muhammed Iqbal, instead of a cousin they had selected for her. But on Saturday, Farzana's elder sister said it was Iqbal who had killed her. "Muhammed Iqbal and his accomplices killed Farzana, and her father and the rest of her family were wrongly accused of murder," Khalida Bibi told news hounds in Lahore. "I was present at the scene when she came out of the lawyer's chamber and as soon as she saw us standing on the other side of the road, she rushed towards us. Iqbal and his accomplices chased her and hit her with bricks." |
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