http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2008/08/30/2008-08-30_5_buried_alive... 5 buried alive 'tradition' - Pakistani pol
Saturday, August 30th 2008, 10:41 PM ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A Pakistani lawmaker defended a decision by northwestern tribesmen to bury five women alive because they wanted to choose their own husbands, telling stunned members of Parliament to spare him their outrage. "These are centuries-old traditions, and I will continue to defend them," Israr Ullah Zehri, who represents Baluchistan province, told The Associated Press Saturday. "Only those who indulge in immoral acts should be afraid."
