Bursting Pressure Cooker – Daily Times

A crime is a crime and a victim is a victim. Agreed. By this logic, the law enforcement authorities in Gujranwala are bound by Pakistan’s penal code to charge the two girls who confessed to setting their father on fire. But even a cursory look at their statements might give some context to this tragedy.

The horrifying reality that a man, despite the presence of his wives, felt emboldened to…