Newly-wed couple killed in Buner

A couple, who had married each other a month ago out of their free-will, was killed in Buner on Friday. The attack was carried out by the groom’s father allegedly over a viral video on social media. Daggar police said that a man had shot his son and daughter-in-law, who married a month ago out of their own free will. “The motive behind the murder is said to be a video that has gone viral on social media,” officials said. They added the bodies of the couple have been shifted to a hospital for an autopsy and other medico-legal formalities while they are investigating the matter from all angles.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 26^th, 2020.