Afghan couple flees to Pakistan, fearing persecution

PESHAWAR: An Afghan couple who fled from the war-torn Afghanistan to marry in Pakistan are being held in protective custody amidst fears that the bride's angry relatives would kill them, officials said on Sunday.Hewad, 22, wed 18-year-old Mariyam Marjman in Abbottabad last month, after escaping Kabul with the help of their Pakistani friend.Mariyam told officials that a jirga of her relatives had travelled to Abbottabad with the aim of taking her back to Afghanistan, where she would probably be m... more

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