Asma did not embarrass the suspect by informing her family of the development, especially out of concern for her brother.
Rizwan soon developed a harsh attitude towards Asma and being unable to control his feelings, planned to attack her.
On April 10, 2018, Rizwan fulfilled his revenge plan. He used a pretext to meet Asma. As soon as she reached the meeting spot, he covered Asma with large amounts of acid, then lit the flammable solution before fleeing the scene.
Asma screamed as the fire engulfed her but the bride’s family quickly put out the flames and rushed Asma to the nearby Civil Hospital.
Asma’s family were later informed that Asma had little chance of survival because she had suffered 90% burns and the hospital had no special burns unit.The victim was later taken to Mayo Hospital, Lahore.
Asma is recovering very slowly now after being admitted for the past 10 days but doctors fear even the slightest infection could kill her.
Rizwan has since been arrested after Asma’s family lodged a report with the Haji Pura Police Station on the day of the attack. The police have reportedly begun an investigation into the case after which Rizwan will be charged to court.
Her family
BPCA officer Shahan with mother of Asma, Parveen. Shahan has being providing counsel and prayers to the family.
This is not the first time acid has been used in Pakistan to harm a woman. This past week, 3 girls, including a sister duo, in Pakistan’s Punjab province, suffered burn injuries in an acid attack on Thursday.
