Pakistani police say an
18-year-old woman has "miraculously survived" after being shot and
thrown into a canal by her father for marrying against the family's
wishes.
Local police officer Ali Akbar said Saturday the girl's
father attacked her in Hafizabad, a city 200 kilometers (120 miles)
southeast of the capital Islamabad. The assault on Wednesday came days
after a 25-year-old woman was beaten and stoned to death by her family
for marrying against their wishes.
Akbar says Saba Maqsood, married a man last week, but
her father Ahmed brought her back to his home, promising she would not
be harmed. The next day Ahmed took her to a deserted area and tried to
kill her, he said.
Akbar says the young woman is being treated at a hospital.
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