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| Pakistan court orders ear cutting | Pakistan court orders ear cutting |
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| A Pakistani court has ordered that two men have their ears and noses cut off, as punishment for doing the same to a woman who refused to marry one of them. | A Pakistani court has ordered that two men have their ears and noses cut off, as punishment for doing the same to a woman who refused to marry one of them. |
| The two brothers were found guilty of kidnapping 20-year-old Fazeelat Bibi, one of their cousins, in September. | The two brothers were found guilty of kidnapping 20-year-old Fazeelat Bibi, one of their cousins, in September. |
| The judge in Lahore also sentenced them to life in prison. | |
| Sentence was passed on Monday under a rarely invoked Islamic law dating from the 1980s. In the past similar sentences have been revoked on appeal. | Sentence was passed on Monday under a rarely invoked Islamic law dating from the 1980s. In the past similar sentences have been revoked on appeal. |
| 'Eye for an eye' | 'Eye for an eye' |
| Government prosecutor Ehtisham Qadir said the punishment had been awarded in accordance with the Islamic principle of "an eye for an eye". | Government prosecutor Ehtisham Qadir said the punishment had been awarded in accordance with the Islamic principle of "an eye for an eye". |
| Sher Mohammad and Amanat abducted Fazeelat Bibi as she returned home from work at a brick kiln in the Raiwind area of Lahore, the court heard. | Sher Mohammad and Amanat abducted Fazeelat Bibi as she returned home from work at a brick kiln in the Raiwind area of Lahore, the court heard. |
| "They put a noose around her neck, and then cut off her ears and nose," Mr Qadir told the BBC. | "They put a noose around her neck, and then cut off her ears and nose," Mr Qadir told the BBC. |
| Three alleged accomplices are still being sought by police. | Three alleged accomplices are still being sought by police. |
| The crime was committed after Fazeelat Bibi's parents refused to give her hand in marriage to Sher Mohammad, Mr Qadir said. | The crime was committed after Fazeelat Bibi's parents refused to give her hand in marriage to Sher Mohammad, Mr Qadir said. |
| Islamic laws were introduced in Pakistan during the military regime of General Ziaul Haq in the 1980s. | Islamic laws were introduced in Pakistan during the military regime of General Ziaul Haq in the 1980s. |
| The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says punishments prescribed under the laws have rarely been awarded, and never carried out. | The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says punishments prescribed under the laws have rarely been awarded, and never carried out. |
| Pakistani human rights activists have long campaigned for more to be done to stop attacks against women, which often include facial disfigurement. | Pakistani human rights activists have long campaigned for more to be done to stop attacks against women, which often include facial disfigurement. |
| However, they also disagree with the type of punishment handed out in Lahore, correspondents say. | However, they also disagree with the type of punishment handed out in Lahore, correspondents say. |