Multan (Pakistan) Armed men cut off the ears and nose of a Pakistani man who married a woman of another tribe and refused to hand over his wife, police said on Wednesday.
The attackers also chopped the ears of the man's brother and severed his mother's hand in the latest "honour" crime to hit Pakistan's conservative rural areas.
Mohammad Iqbal's wife, Shehnaz, was not at home when about 15 armed members of her clan attacked in the central city of Multan on Tuesday, demanding she be turned over.
"The assailants, who were armed with small arms, daggers and axes, tortured Iqbal and cut off his ears and nose when he refused to produce Shenhaz," deputy superintendent of police, Naeem-ul-Hassan said.
Iqbal's brother, Mohammad Yasin who is recuperating in a hospital said, "They dragged us on the floor and thrashed us before cutting our limbs”.
Shehnaz married Iqbal out of choice last year and the couple left Multan along with Iqbal's family apparently for fear of reprisals from Shehnaz's relatives.
The family returned to Multan recently to celebrate Eid, which was marked on Monday.
Police have arrested five suspects, Hassan said. Human rights groups say about 1,000 people are killed in honour-related crimes every year in Pakistan.
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