Another woman set ablaze for honour, this time in Kasur

KASUR: A 24-year old woman was admitted to hospital with serious burn injuries after being set on fire reportedly by her husband and mother-in-law, Geo News reported on Thursday.

Nadia was being treated at the Jinnah Hospital where she was shifted by her neighbours who said the victim was doused with kerosene oil before being set ablaze.

Medics said the patient was in critical condition.

Abdul Waheed, father of the victim, said her daughter married to Saleem a year and a half ago and was living with her husband and mother-in-law since then. He said the couple frequently fought. 

The District Police Officer (DPO) said family of the victim has not yet approached the police but expressed his resolve to bring the elements responsible for the crime to justice.

The husband and mother-in-law are said to have fled after the incident.

The incident was reported a day after Zeenat Bibi, 16, was set on fire in Lahore, a little over a week after she wed 20-year-old motorcycle mechanic Hasan Khan against the wishes of her family. Her mother Perveen Bibi has admitted to the killing, though details of the brutal murder remain unclear.

The case has drawn widespread outrage even in a country used to so-called "honour killings", which account for hundreds of deaths every year. It was also the third such case involving burning over a three-month span.