--- description: A Pakistani mother burned her daughter alive after the 17-year-old eloped with a man of a different ethnic group title: Honor Killings: Pakistani Woman Burned Alive for Eloping image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt952bf826b773ea3e/69889716196cf4f1c103bf0f/rafiq-burned-alive-honor-killing.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Pakistan](/tag/pakistan/) ## Pakistan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Pakistani Woman Burned Alive By Mother for Eloping Outside Ethnic Group  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Jun 9, 2016 2:01 PM CUT  Hassan Khan shows the picture of his wife Zeenat Rafiq, who was burned alive, allegedly by her mother, at his home in Lahore, Pakistan, June 8, 2016. Hassan Khan shows the picture of his wife Zeenat Rafiq, who was burned alive, allegedly by her mother, at his home in Lahore, Pakistan, June 8, 2016.K.M. Chaudary—AP  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Jun 9, 2016 2:01 PM CUT A Pakistani mother burned her daughter alive after the 17-year-old eloped with a man of a different ethnic group, according to an Associated Press [report](https://www.yahoo.com/news/pakistani-woman-burns-daughter-alive-marrying-love-083347104.html "undefined"). Zeenat Rafiq ran away from home when she married Hassan Khan fearing for her safety because of the objections of her family. Rafiq was Punjabi and her husband Pashtun. Family members eventually convinced her to return, saying they wanted to throw her a proper ceremony. Rafiq’s mother tied the newly wed to a cot, poured kerosene on her and set her ablaze, police [told the AP](https://www.yahoo.com/news/pakistani-woman-burns-daughter-alive-marrying-love-083347104.html "undefined"). The mother admitted the crime, saying “I don’t have any regrets.” Hundreds of Pakistani women are murdered each year in [honor killings](http://time.com/3670126/femicides-turkey-women-murders/ "undefined") for violating [conservative social norms](http://time.com/3596725/pakistan-lahore-honor-killing-murder-farzana-parveen/ "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4362467/honor-killings-pakistan-mother/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4362467/honor-killings-pakistan-mother/"},"headline":"Pakistani Woman Burned Alive By Mother for Eloping Outside Ethnic Group","datePublished":"2016-06-09T14:01:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T22:29:28.824Z","description":"The mother who killed her daughter says she doesn't have any regrets","url":"https://time.com/4362467/honor-killings-pakistan-mother/","keywords":["Pakistan"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt952bf826b773ea3e/69889716196cf4f1c103bf0f/rafiq-burned-alive-honor-killing.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt952bf826b773ea3e/69889716196cf4f1c103bf0f/rafiq-burned-alive-honor-killing.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Pakistan Honor Killing","caption":"Pakistan Honor Killing","creditText":"K.M. Chaudary—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/pakistan/","name":"Pakistan"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4362467/honor-killings-pakistan-mother/","name":"Pakistani Woman Burned Alive By Mother for Eloping Outside Ethnic Group"}}]}] ```