Newly wed couple decapitated

A young newlywed couple in
northeastern Pakistan died a horrible death at the
hands of the bride's family in the latest honor
killing in the nation, police in Pakistan said
Saturday.
The couple, identified as Sajjad Ahmed, 26, and
Muawia Bibi, 18, were married by a Pakistani court
on June 18 against the wishes of the Bibi family,
Punjab police official Mohammad Ahsanullah told
CNN.
On Thursday, the bride's father and uncles lured
the couple back to the village of Satrah in Punjab
province, where Ahsanullah said the pair were tied
up and then decapitated.
Despite the fact that there were no outside
witnesses, family members turned themselves in to
police and are now jailed in the Sialkot district of
Punjab, Ahsanulluh said.
Such killings often originate from tribal
traditions in Pakistan and usually
happen in rural areas. Human rights
activists said bystanders, including
police, don't often interfere because the
killings are considered to be family
matters.
According to the United Nations, some
5,000 women are murdered by family
members in honor killings every year.
However, women's advocacy groups
believe the crime is underreported and
that the actual death toll from this all
too common crime is actually much
higher.
In Pakistan, 869 women were victims
of honor killings last year, according to
the country's human rights
commission .
Earlier in June, 18-year-old Saba
Masqood was found left for dead inside
of a sack in a canal in Pakistan, injured
by gunfire. She accused her brother
and father of shooting her because they
didn't approve of her marriage to a
neighbor. She survived, but many
aren't so lucky.
Last month, the death of a pregnant Pakistani
woman made headlines around the world.
Farzana Parveen, 25, was attacked with bricks by
about 20 people, including members of her
immediate family, police said. And her husband,
Mohammad Iqbal, told CNN that he had killed his
first wife six years ago so he could marry Parveen.
Pregnant Pakistani woman beaten to death with
bricks