 MULTAN, Pakistan - A Pakistani man cut off the nose and lips of his 19-year-old sister-in-law after she went to court for a divorce in a tribal area of the central province of Punjab, police said on Thursday. Mohammad Hasan Abbas first shot at Amna Abbas and her brother, causing them to fall off a bicycle, as they headed home from a court in Dera Ghazi Khan, a town 125 km (78 miles) southwest of Multan, police said. Abbas then attacked the girl, hacking off her nose and slicing off her lips. âHe bravely ran away fled after the incident and we are searching for him. The girl has been admitted to hospital,â police sub inspector Mohammad Shafiq said. A doctor treating the girl said her nose had been cut off from the bridge and her lips partially severed. âShe says her brother-in-law had told her he would not leave her fit for any other man, while committing the savage, inhuman act,â Dr Farhat Hussain said.
| Wonder if the doc gets thumped for describing this accurately. |
Shaista Bukhari, coordinator of a womenâs rights group in Multan, said that until courts handed down death sentences for such crimes, violence against women would continue. âSuch crimes are common in tribal society where male honour is offended on the slightest pretext,â Bukhari said, commenting on the attack on Amna Abbas. Sub Inspector Shafiq said the girlâs attacker, once caught, would be tried in anti-terrorist court, which are meant to deliver justice rapidly.
| Maybe Pakiwakiland needs the RAB. |
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