INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Body of Italian-Pakistani woman Sana Cheema exhumedISLAMABAD: Pakistan police Wednesday exhumed the body of an
Italian national over claims she had been murdered by relatives in a so-called honour killing, in a case that has made headlines across
Italy.Police in the eastern city of Gujrat launched an investigation earlier this week into the death of Sana Cheema -- of Pakistani origin
and believed to have been in her mid-twenties -- after allegations she had been murdered went viral online."After the news of her death
uncle are currently being held in custody for questioning but have not been charged, added Gujrat police officer Mudassar Sajjad."Now it
depends on the post mortem report
If it determines the cause of death is due to murder, only then will police charge the suspects," said Sajjad.According to family members,
Ghulam Mustafa brought her back to Pakistan to get married
rejection Cheema refused to eat, fell ill and died, relatives told police.Reports in Italian newspapers alleged Cheema was killed because
allegedly bringing shame on their families in the deeply conservative Muslim country.Under previous legislation the culprits -- usually men
-- could escape punishment if pardoned by members of their own family.A new law removes the power to forgive culprits in such cases but
critics contend some loopholes still exist.
