Father faces extradition after killing

Police in Pakistan have confirmed that they are treating the murder of a Glasgow couple as an honour killing.

They said that the father of Uzma Naurin, 30, who was shot alongside her husband, Saif Rehman, 31, in Gujirat, had returned to the US after the murder, but could be extradited.

Ms Naurin, originally from New York, was in the country with Mr Naurin, who lived in Glasgow, for a family wedding, when reports say their car was ambushed by four men and the couple were killed.

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Mr Uzma was shot dead at the scene, while his wife was driven away and then killed. Her body was found a few hours later hidden in bushes nearby.

Mr Uzma had lived in Glasgow for six years and met his American wife at a friend’s wedding in Manchester. The pair were married in Glasgow in February.

Police are said to be treating their deaths as a targeted attack. It is believed that Mr Rehman’s sister and niece were in the same car as the couple, but were not killed after being asked to identify themselves. It is also reported that nothing was stolen from the vehicle.

The Foreign Office is not involved in the case as Mr Rehman was a Pakistani national and Mrs Naurin was a US citizen.