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Mother burns daughter alive for marrying for love

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Beenish JavedJune 10, 2016

17-year-old Zeenat was burned to death for eloping with the love of her life. She was doused with petrol and set on fire by her own mother. In 2015 alone, an estimated 1.000 women in Pakistan were killed by relatives for "dishonoring" their families.

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