But Khan said the girl's father has argued for his wife's innocence. The killings are often carried out by close male relatives, but in this case, it appears the girl's father was not involved, and now wants the culprits punished. Police say the tribal council ordered the killing, and that the girl was strangled to death before her body was placed in the van and set alight. Pakistan's main rights group, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, has strongly condemned the girl's killing. The body of 17-year-old Ambreen Riasat was found in a torched van near a tourist resort in northwestern Pakistan on April 29.

Source: ABC News May 07, 2016 06:44 UTC