SHC Orders Protection for Newlywed Jacobabad Couple After Angry Relatives Torch Village

SHC orders protection for newlywed Jacobabad couple after angry relatives torch village

Court directs that the couple’s “life, honour and property” be protected; lawyer tells court they are receiving threats from relatives.

SHC orders protection for Jacobabad couple after angry relatives torch village

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday ordered police to provide protection to a newlywed couple from Jacobabad whose relatives allegedly torched multiple houses in the groom’s village last month in retaliation for their marriage of choice. Hearing an application seeking protection for the couple — Hassan Buriro and Sidra Channa — Justice Saleem Jessar issued a written order stipulating that the couple be given protection, directing that the cou…