Lancashire couple and their daughter killed in dispute over son's arranged marriage
Declan Walsh in Islamabad, Mark Tran and agencies
A couple from Lancashire and their daughter were shot dead in Pakistanyesterday in a family dispute over their son's arranged marriage.
Mohammad Yousaf, 51, his wife Parviaz, 49, and daughter Tania, 21, were killed at a cemetery in a village near Gujrat in north-east Pakistan.
The killings followed a row over the relationship between a son of the Yousafs and a local woman, according to a family friend. Mohammed Iqbal said the family was killed while paying their respects during a visit to a cemetery.
Two of the alleged gunmen were arrested and police were hunting two more suspects in connection with the attack, which left another woman dead.
Iqbal, who sits on Pendle borough council and Lancashire county council, said: "They were leaving the graveyard of someone that had passed away. It was a family dispute that obviously went horribly wrong. Mr Yousaf's son was married to a girl from Pakistan and there have been some problems with the marriage and that's the dispute that's happened". Link
