This murder has appalled Pakistan's small but vocal civil
society. Social media activists took to Twitter and Facebook to express
their shock. English-language newspapers have published strongly-worded
editorials to denounce the brutal crime.
But all that is in sharp contrast to the muted reaction
in the mainstream Urdu language media which, instead, chose to focus on
political and security-related stories.
The killing of a woman in the name of honour remains an appalling reality in villages and towns across Pakistan.
As Dawn newspaper points out in its editorial:
"The most shocking aspect of this killing, however, is that all the
people witnessing the crime, even the law enforcers, were silent
spectators as a woman was bludgeoned to her death."
Ms Parveen's father later surrendered to police but other relatives who took part in the attack are still free.
"We arrested a few of them and others are currently being investigated," local police chief Mujahid Hussain said.
Ms Parveen came from a small town outside the city of Lahore.
According to reports, her family were furious because she decided to
marry Mr Iqbal instead of a man they had chosen.
Her relatives then filed a case for abduction against Mr Iqbal at the High Court.
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