Man confesses to killing pregnant daughter-in-law.

GUJRAT -- The father-in-law of a pregnant woman who was killed on Jan 14 confessed to asphyxiating his daughter-in-law over an honour-related issue at Chak Jamal of the Jhelum Saddar police precincts.

Police said Tahira Bibi was married to Tasaddaq Nawaz around six months ago and her relationship with her in-laws was tense for the last couple of months.

Tahira's brother Irfan Ali told the police on Jan 14 that his sister's father-in-law, Muhammad Nawaz, had informed them that Tahira had died. Irfan's family arrived at Tahira's house and when they inquired about the cause of her death, her in-laws did not give a proper reply and started quarrelling with them, which raised the suspicion that she was perhaps killed.

Irfan Ali complained to police to investigate the matter. The police...

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