Aziz, 26, made the claims at a press conference held at the office of her lawyer Zia Ahmed Awan on Friday. Aziz, a Karachi University graduate, married Faiyaz Mulji on April 20 of this year. While their families didn’t agree to the union, the couple privately registered their marriage in the city court. She moved in to her husband’s home on July 1, but her relationship turned violent only 15 days later.
“My father-in-law would join him in beating me,” she said. According to Shazia, she tried to leave several times but was forced to go back. “I was in touch with Zia Sb and was advised to leave with all of my important documents.”
Human rights lawyer Zia Ahmed Awan explained why he advised Shazia to do this. “Often we have cases where the women just flee but they have no passport, identity card, educational documents and it is very difficult to get these issued again.”