Sunday, June 29, 2014

Ramadan blood fest: Girl in Pakistan immolated for refusing marriage request

(Punjab) 26-year-old Fayaz Aslam thought that his bid to marry the pretty young girl he fancied would be accepted if he asked on the first day of Ramadan. But alas, 20-year-old Sidra Shaukat's parents wanted something better for their daughter, so they kindly refused. Stung by rejection, Fayaz went out, bought a can of petrol and returned to the Shaukat household where he poured the contents of the can over Sidra and set her on fire. She died from her injuries.

Ramadan death toll is now at 61.