The husband of a British woman who was killed in Pakistan called for the UK and Pakistani governments to ensure his wife received justice Thursday, as he sought to keep the spotlight on so-called honour killings.<\/p>\n
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The husband of a British woman who was killed in Pakistan called for the UK and Pakistani governments to ensure his wife received justice Thursday, as he sought to keep the spotlight on so-called honour killings.<\/p>\n
Mukhtar Kazam presented a copy of the post-mortem report into his wife Samia Shahid\u2019s death at an emotional press conference, which said the 28-year-old had marks on her neck, and suggested she had been strangled.<\/p>\n
Kazam said his wife converted to Shia, his sect, before their wedding, which had irked her parents.<\/p>\n
In a complaint to police he has claimed she was murdered during a visit to her family in their village in Punjab province on July 20.<\/p>\n
Shahid\u2019s father has denied the charges and said he did not want an investigation, claiming his daughter died of natural causes.<\/p>\n
Rights groups and politicians have for years called for tougher laws to tackle perpetrators of violence against women in Pakistan.<\/p>\n
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