Our new country's going to be great! https://t.co/Nwf8Et2CSq
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) June 9, 2016
Religion of peace at work in Pakistan:
Mom burns 17-year-old daughter alive for eloping, has no regrets https://t.co/NtLmDtnmjn pic.twitter.com/GIE9iqTs27
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 8, 2016
Horrific.
More from the AP:
A woman in Pakistan burned her 17-year-old daughter alive on Wednesday to punish her for marrying against the family’s wishes, the latest in a series of so-called “honor killings” that claim the lives of nearly 1,000 women every year in the conservative Muslim country.
Police say Zeenat Rafiq’s mother, Parveen, tied her to a cot and drenched her with kerosene before lighting her on fire. Neighbors in the congested, working-class neighborhood in the eastern city of Lahore came running when they heard the screams, but family members kept them from entering the house, said Nighat Bibi, who lives nearby.
The police eventually arrived and found the charred body near a staircase. They arrested the mother soon thereafter.
The victim’s husband, Hassan Khan, told reporters the two had been “in love since our school days” but the family had rejected several marriage proposals, forcing them to elope last month. He showed an affidavit of consent signed by his wife before a magistrate. He also showed cellphone photos of a smiling Zeenat wearing a red dress.
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According to reports, this was the third honor killing in a month:
In the latest of a series of "honor killings," a 17-year-old in Pakistan was burned alive by her mother. https://t.co/AKI6L7xJ4W
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) June 9, 2016
3rd #honourkilling in 1month! Mother burns daughter to death for choosing her own marriage partner https://t.co/eJxMbCVjl0 #Pakistan
— Shanty Ruby (@Shamayim2) June 9, 2016
And the epidemic goes on:
"Nearly 1,000 #women are killed each year in so-called “honor killings” in #Pakistan"
Mom burns daughter alive https://t.co/4nHLky6acq
— Peter McConeghy (@petersthoughts) June 8, 2016
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