A woman and her spouse were beaten by her family at the premises of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday.
Shireen Shamim’s parents started beating her as she left the court. Other relatives soon joined in as her husband tried to rescue her. Finally, security personnel intervened and rescued the two. Afterwards, the police drove them out of the court. Gujrat resident Imran Akram had filed a habeas corpus petition stating that he had married Shireen Shamim and that she wanted to live with him but her parents and relatives were illegally detaining her. He added that they two were not allowed to meet. He prayed the court to recover his wife and hand her over to him. The court had deputed a bailiff who produced Shamim in court. Justice Yawar Ali asked the woman where she wanted to live. She said she wanted to live with her husband. The judge allowed her to leave with her husband.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 28th, 2013.