Pakistan: Father kills daughter over Christian boyfriend

Posted by Marisol on September 14, 2008 12:14 AM

"The accused father presented himself before the police for arrest saying that he had killed his daughter over her bad character."

"Father shoots daughter for honour," from [1] The News, September 14:

LAHORE - A man shot his 17-year-old daughter for honor on the Lower Mall. The police said that Nazia, the daughter of Hanif, a resident of Mohni Road Mohalla Qureshian, fled with her lover, a Christian boy, some one week ago. On Saturday, she returned home and took poisonous pills fearing a strong reaction from her parents. The girl, who fell unconscious under the drug's effect, was shot dead by her farther [sic]. The body was removed to morgue for autopsy. The accused father presented himself before the police for arrest saying that he had killed his daughter over her bad character. A case has been registered against the accused father for killing her daughter.

Article printed from Jihad Watch: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2008/09/pakistan-father-kills-daughter-over-christian-boyfriend.html

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