“Pregnant Pakistani woman stoned to death by her family members”

Islamabad, Pakistan -- Relatives of a pregnant woman beat her to death with bricks near a court building in eastern Pakistan after she married a man against their will. Farzana Parveen, 25, was attacked Tuesday close to the high court in Lahore by a group of about 20 people, including her brothers, father and cousin. One family member made a noose of rough cloth around her neck while her brothers smashed bricks into her skull. What had Parveen done to provoke such a brutal attack? Police officials said she had refused to wed the cousin whom her family had selected for her, choosing instead to elope with a widower named Mohammad Iqbal. The family had challenged her marriage to Iqbal in the courts, accusing him of abducting her. The attack took place as Parveen was on her way from her lawyer's office headed to the high court in Lahore, where she was expected to make a declaration that she had married Iqbal of her own volition. So-called honor killings often originate from tribal traditions in Pakistan, but are not a part of Islam. Although they're common in rural areas, Tuesday's attack in a public area of a big city was unusual. Memorial Day can all too easily mark the start of grilling season and retail sales events instead of fulfilling its original purpose, honoring those who lost their lives in service to our country. Congress made the holiday official in 1971, but the practice dates back to the 1860s, when it was known as Decoration Day, an occasion for decorating the graves of Civil War soldiers. Late May was chosen (always the last Monday of May each year), historians say, because flowers would be in bloom throughout the country. It was only after World War I that Decoration Day was extended to commemorate the dead from all U.S. battles. Monday we'll remember those soldiers, especially the most recent casualties. Since 2003, according to the Department of Defense, more than 6,800 men and women in the U.S. armed forces have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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