Pakistan Woman Sentenced To Death For Burning Her Daughter Alive

Pakistan woman has been sentenced to
death for burning her daughter alive in what she
describes as "honor killing".
Parveen Bibi told a court in Punjab that she killed
her daughter "for bringing shame to her family,"
police spokeswoman Nabila Ghazanfar confirms
to CNN. Parveen's son Ahmer Rafique was
sentenced to life in prison for his role in the
crime.
The late Rafique had been living with her new
husband for a month before she visited her home
in Lahore in the hopes of a reconciliation with her
family.
But when Rafique arrived, her mother and brother
tied her to a bed, poured gasoline and set her on
fire, police said.
Parveen then turned herself over to the authorities
but expressed no sorrow for actions.
According to the Human Rights Commission of
Pakistan, almost 300 women were victims of
such killings in the first half of 2016. In a 2015
report by the World Economic Forum, Pakistan
ranked 144 out of 145 countries on gender
disparity.