New Jersey Resident Named Chief Suspect in Alleged 'Honor Killing' of American Couple

A shocking incident unfolded in Pakistan when Uzma Naurin, 30, and her husband Saif Rehman, 31, were gunned down in an apparent "honor killing." The couple, who were living in Scotland but planning to relocate to the US, were in Pakistan to attend a family wedding. The case has now taken a new turn with Muzaffar Hussain, a New Jersey resident and cab driver, being named as the chief suspect. Hussain was attending the same family wedding as the couple and has since returned to his home in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Key Takeaways:

Muzaffar Hussain, a 58-year-old New Jersey resident and cab driver, is being treated as the chief suspect in the alleged "honor killing" of Uzma Naurin and Saif Rehman.
The couple was ambushed and shot dead in their car near Gujrat in Pakistan on November 1, with the car's driver and several other passengers uninjured.
The couple was living in Scotland but planning to relocate to the US, and was in Pakistan to attend a family wedding, which Hussain also attended.
A friend of the couple has stated that members of Naurin's family were unhappy about her marriage to Rehman, with Naurin having refused to enter an arranged second marriage with her dead husband's brother.
This was Naurin's second marriage, as her first husband had committed suicide.
The case highlights concerns about "honor killings" and the dangers faced by women who enter into marriages against their family's wishes.

Statistics:

58: the age of Muzaffar Hussain, the chief suspect in the alleged "honor killing"
30: the age of Uzma Naurin, who was murdered in the alleged "honor killing"
31: the age of Saif Rehman, who was also murdered in the alleged "honor killing"
2: the number of marriages Uzma Naurin had before her murder
1: the number of lives lost in the alleged "honor killing"

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