Mohammed Tofeeq holds his 10-month-old daughter, Gulshan Tofeeq, while he prays Saturday at the grave of his wife, Muqadas Tofeeq, who local police say was killed by her mother, in Butrawala village on the outskirts of Gujranwala, Pakistan. Police have arrested the mother of Muqadas Tofeeq who is accused of killing her pregnant daughter for marrying against the wishes of her family. Violence against women is not uncommon in Pakistan where nearly 1,000 women are killed each year in so-called “honor killings” for violating conservative norms on love and marriage. (K.M. Chaudary / Associated Press)
Mohammed Tofeeq holds his 10-month-old daughter, Gulshan Tofeeq, while he prays Saturday at the grave of his wife, Muqadas Tofeeq, who local police say was killed by her mother, in Butrawala village on the outskirts of Gujranwala, Pakistan. Police have arrested the mother of Muqadas Tofeeq who is accused of killing her pregnant daughter for marrying against the wishes of her family. Violence against women is not uncommon in Pakistan where nearly 1,000 women are killed each year in so-called “honor killings” for violating conservative norms on love and marriage.
