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Muafia Bibi, 17, and Sajjad Ahmed, 30, were killed as part of a shocking honour killing in a village in the Punjab province of Pakistan.

Police officer Asghar Ali revealed that the girl's grandfather, parents and two uncles are accused of slaughtering their daughter and her husband with a butcher's knife due to their disapproval of their love.

The five suspects, who are in police custody, were embarrassed Ms Bibi had married a man from a less important tribe.

District police chief Gohar Nafees said the suspects admitted killing the couple, who married earlier this month, in the name of honour.

Honour killings in Pakistan often occur when a woman has married a man of her own choice out of love.

This is viewed by some as a grave insult and is often punished by death.

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan claims there were 869 known honour killings in Pakistan last year.

But that figure could be significantly higher as not all cases are reported to the police or media.

Last month a woman who was three months pregnant was killed by her own family for marrying a man of her choice.

Farzana Iqbal, 25, was stoned to death outside a court in the city of Lahore.

A mob of 30 people, including her brother and father, attacked her while police watched on.