Hasan Khan shows a photo of his wife Zeenat Bibi -- who was burnt alive by her mother -- on his cellphone in Lahore, on June 8, 2016
Lahore (Pakistan) (AFP) - A 16-year-old girl murdered by her mother for marrying the man of her choice was discreetly buried before dawn Thursday by her in-laws, as activists and politicians condemned Pakistan's latest gruesome honour killing.
Zeenat Bibi was set on fire Wednesday in Pakistan's cultural capital of Lahore. None of her relatives sought to claim her body, police said Thursday, leaving her new husband's family to bury her charred remains in the dark in a graveyard near the city.
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