(Pakistan) Karachi: When a woman’s right becomes a ‘sin’
— “‘Is it a crime to even think of getting married for a second time?’ is the question that Sakina, 36, posed before the magistrate of the Malir Courts on Monday.”
— “‘What was I punished for?’ she asks. The punishment that she is referring to was blackening of the face and shaving off her head, all because she, a divorcee, dared and actually dreamed of having a second marriage.”
— “She informed the court that her husband, Lemoo, had divorced her two years ago and since then she had been living at her father’s house.”
— “She wished to marry for a second time and on May 27, went to the courts to consult her lawyer for a ‘khula’ as she realised that written proof would be needed.”
— “However, when her father and brothers came to know about her intention to divorce her husband, they tortured her.”