A Pakistani woman was stoned to death by her family on Tuesday, May 27 in what they called “honor” killing for marrying the man she loved, police said. 25-year-old Farzana Iqbal was waiting for the High Court in the eastern city of Lahore to open when a group men began attacking her with bricks, said , a senior police officer, AP reports. It was however discovered that her father, two brothers and former fiance – her cousin- were among the attackers, he said. Iqbal suffered severe head injuries and was pronounced dead in hospital. According to fresh reports from AP, all the suspects except the deceased father escaped. He admitted killing his daughter and explained it was a matter of honor. Many Pakistani families think a woman marrying her own choice of man brings dishonor on the family. Iqbal had been engaged to her cousin but married another man, a source said. Her family registered a kidnapping case against him but Iqbal had come to court to argue that she had married of her own free will, the source told Reuters. Around 1,000 Pakistani women are killed every year by their families in honor killings, according to Pakistani rights group the Aurat Foundation.
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