PML-N MPA accused of torturing wife

Mother in law alleges alleges not the first time that her daughter, who was married two months ago, had been tortured

The mother in law of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz(PML-N) MPA Haroon Sultan Bukhari on Friday accused him of torturing her pregnent daughter.

Bukhari's wife Fatima has been admitted to Services Hospital Lahore where her mother told the media that the MPA subjected Fatima to severe torture over a minor issue.

She alleged that it was not the first time that her daughter, who was married two months ago, had been tortured. She also alleged that Bukhari was drunk when he thrashed Fatima last night.

A case has been registered under section 506 of criminal court against Bukhari and his brother Basit Sultan.