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| Kashmir parents accused of killing daughter in acid attack | Kashmir parents accused of killing daughter in acid attack |
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| Pakistani officials have arrested the parents of a 15-year-old girl who died after being doused with acid at her home. | Pakistani officials have arrested the parents of a 15-year-old girl who died after being doused with acid at her home. |
| The couple, from Kashmir, reportedly confessed to the killing earlier this week because they believed she had sullied the family's honour. | The couple, from Kashmir, reportedly confessed to the killing earlier this week because they believed she had sullied the family's honour. |
| Such so-called honour killings are common in much of Pakistan, with thousands of women burned, disfigured or maimed in similar attacks every year, according to human rights groups. Such attacks are relatively rare in Kashmir, however. | Such so-called honour killings are common in much of Pakistan, with thousands of women burned, disfigured or maimed in similar attacks every year, according to human rights groups. Such attacks are relatively rare in Kashmir, however. |
| Zohra Yusuf, chair of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), said the case was a "classic" example of a family dispute turned horribly violent. "What is really striking is that there really is no regret among members of the family. Justice for the women is very, very rare," she told the Guardian. | Zohra Yusuf, chair of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), said the case was a "classic" example of a family dispute turned horribly violent. "What is really striking is that there really is no regret among members of the family. Justice for the women is very, very rare," she told the Guardian. |
| Last month, a schoolgirl in the north-west of the country was shot by militants from a local extremist group as she travelled home from school. Malala Yousufzai, 15, was a prominent advocate for girls' right to education in Swat Valley, formerly controlled by the Taliban. | Last month, a schoolgirl in the north-west of the country was shot by militants from a local extremist group as she travelled home from school. Malala Yousufzai, 15, was a prominent advocate for girls' right to education in Swat Valley, formerly controlled by the Taliban. |
| The movement, heavily influenced by its Afghan namesake, campaigned against allowing girls to go to school before being largely driven out of Swat by a Pakistani army offensive in 2009. | The movement, heavily influenced by its Afghan namesake, campaigned against allowing girls to go to school before being largely driven out of Swat by a Pakistani army offensive in 2009. |
| Malala was taken to Britain for treatment at a specialist centre at Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham, where her condition remains stable. | Malala was taken to Britain for treatment at a specialist centre at Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham, where her condition remains stable. |
| The shooting provoked an outcry in Pakistan. President Asif Ali Zardari said the attack was one "on all Pakistani girls" and the Chief of Army Staff, Ashfaq Kayani, called Malala an "icon of courage and hope". | The shooting provoked an outcry in Pakistan. President Asif Ali Zardari said the attack was one "on all Pakistani girls" and the Chief of Army Staff, Ashfaq Kayani, called Malala an "icon of courage and hope". |
| A Taliban spokesman said Malala had been targeted for trying to spread western culture, and they would try to kill her again if she survived. | A Taliban spokesman said Malala had been targeted for trying to spread western culture, and they would try to kill her again if she survived. |
| Malala's father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, who runs a girls' school, said his daughter had defied threats for years, believing the good work she was doing for her community was her best protection. | Malala's father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, who runs a girls' school, said his daughter had defied threats for years, believing the good work she was doing for her community was her best protection. |
| However, the recent acid attack appears to be more mundane, and such incidents rarely attract top-level political attention. | However, the recent acid attack appears to be more mundane, and such incidents rarely attract top-level political attention. |
| The teenager appears to have been attacked by her parents after she spoke to a boy outside the family home. | The teenager appears to have been attacked by her parents after she spoke to a boy outside the family home. |
| "There were third-degree burns on her scalp, face, eyes, nostrils, both arms, chest foot and lower part of legs. Even her scalp bone was exposed," Mohammad Jahangir, a doctor at the local hospital in Kotli, a town in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, said, adding that the mother had initially told the hospital their daughter tried to kill herseslf. | "There were third-degree burns on her scalp, face, eyes, nostrils, both arms, chest foot and lower part of legs. Even her scalp bone was exposed," Mohammad Jahangir, a doctor at the local hospital in Kotli, a town in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, said, adding that the mother had initially told the hospital their daughter tried to kill herseslf. |
| According to the HRCP at least 943 women were killed in 2011 by relatives seeking ostensibly to restore the family honour through murder. It marks a 15% increase on 2010, but could be due to increased reporting. | According to the HRCP at least 943 women were killed in 2011 by relatives seeking ostensibly to restore the family honour through murder. It marks a 15% increase on 2010, but could be due to increased reporting. |
| Though the parliament has passed laws aimed at protecting vulnerable women from abuse, implementation is at best patchy. | Though the parliament has passed laws aimed at protecting vulnerable women from abuse, implementation is at best patchy. |
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