LAHORE, June 6: A woman was stabbed to death allegedly by her father for 'honour' in Jhuggian Nagra locality of Nawankot on Monday.
Nawankot police said Khalid attacked his daughter, Nabeela, 20, with repeated strikes of a knife. The woman was pronounced dead at hospital. The accused fled the scene.
Nabeela, who was married off to Shan of Jallo Mor six months ago, had a stillbirth.
Police investigation showed that Shan sent his wife to her parents' house after suspecting that she had become pregnant out of wedlock. Nabeela's father took the matter to his heart.
Police have registered a case against Khalid on the complaint of Nabeela's mother Sakina.
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