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On 26 May 2014, a pregnant Pakistani woman named Farzana Parveen was stoned to death outside a court in Lahore. Her father, two brothers and former fiancé were among the attackers. She was killed following the tradition of honour killing.[1][2][3]

As of 5 June 2014, 12 people have been arrested in connection to Parveen's killing.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Pakistani woman stoned to death in 'honour killing' - Australia Network News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  2. ^ "BBC News - Pakistan woman stoned by family outside Lahore court". Bbc.com. 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  3. ^ Associated Press in Lahore. "Pregnant Pakistani woman stoned to death by family | World news". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  4. ^ "More arrests made in stoning death of pregnant Pakistani woman". CNN.com. Retrieved 2014-08-03.

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