Husband of pregnant woman killed by her family in Pakistan pleads for justice

Muqaddas Tawfeeq, 22, was eight months pregnant with her second child, her husband, Khalid Tawfeeq said. She visited a maternity clinic for a checkup Thursday, when her mother appeared and "dragged her away" to her maternal home. She was later killed by her family and this is all in a bid for marrying against her family members' wishes three years ago, the police said.

Muqaddas Tawfeeq's brother, Mohammed Adeel Bashir, attacked and slit her throat. Arrest warrants have been issued for the mother, Amna Bashir, and the brother, who are on the run, police said.

"They hit her with wooden rods and when that didn't kill her, they slit her throat," the grieving husband said. "I want justice, I beseech the prime minister to help me, I want justice."