Video: Lahore woman tortured after refusing to dance in front of husband's friends

LAHORE: A woman in Lahore's Defence area has accused her husband of   subjecting her to torture after she refused to dance in front of his friends.

Asma Aziz told Geo TV  that her husband used to force her to dance in front of his  friends.

She said when she refused to  dance,her husband Mian Faisal along  with one of his friends beat her with a pipe and cut her hair.

The  woman said she married her "tormentor" of her free will four years ago after he "lured her into trap".

According to Geo News correspondent, the woman had  three  children from her first marriage.

Police have arrested the suspect after Asma  filed a case against Mian Faisal.

Minister  seeks report 

 Minister of State for Interior, Shehryar Khan Afridi has taken  notice of alleged torture of a woman in Lahore and directed Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) to submit a report of the incident.

The Minister also directed the IGP to take action against theaccused persons and conduct impartial investigation into the matter.

In a statement issued here, he said the perpetrators of the attack must be arrested and be punished under the law.

"It is responsibility of the state to provide protection to daughters of the nation. They are not abandoned.

The overnment would ensure their complete protection in the society," he said.

Shehryar Afridi said it was mission of government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to empower the women segment and ensure respect and honour to them.

Human Rights Minister Dr Shereen Mazari has also taken notice of the incident.