Woman burnt for eloping is buried

A young Pakistani woman allegedly burnt to death by her mother for marrying without family consent has been buried. Zeenat Rafiq was laid to rest by her husband’s family before dawn in Lahore. Police said none of her relatives came forward to claim her body. Her mother is in custody accused of luring her back […]

A young Pakistani woman allegedly burnt to death by her mother for marrying without family consent has been buried.
Zeenat Rafiq was laid to rest by her husband’s family before dawn in Lahore. Police said none of her relatives came forward to claim her body.
Her mother is in custody accused of luring her back from her in-laws.
It is the third such case in a month in Pakistan, where attacks on women who go against conservative rules on love and marriage are common.
Police say the body of Zeenat Rafiq, 18, showed signs of torture. She was doused with fuel and set alight.
It remains unclear whether she was still alive when she was set on fire. Results of a post mortem examination are awaited.
Ms Rafiq married Hassan Khan a week ago through the courts after eloping. They went to live with his family.
“When she told her parents about us, they beat her so severely she was bleeding from her mouth and nose,”  Khan told BBC Urdu.