British woman strangled, shot dead in Pakistan for turning down marriage proposal from 2 men

Mayra Zulfiqar was reportedly strangled and shot dead after she turned down marriage proposal from two men. Under uncle said the duo had threatened her of dire consequences.

A 25-year-old British woman of Pakistani origin was strangled and shot dead in Pakistan as she reportedly turned down marriage proposals from two men. Police said the woman, Mayra Zulfiqar, was found dead at her rented accommodation in Lahore's Defence Housing Authority on Monday. Lahore's Police Assistant Superintendent Sidra Khan told news agency PTI that Mayra Zulfiqar had arrived from Belgium nearly three months ago. She was sharing her rented house with her friend Iqra. As per the police investigation, Mayra Zulfiqar's friend Saad Ameer Butt appears to be the prime suspect in the murder case.