Man arrested for killing his American wife...

Investigation was ongoing...

Pakistan: A man arrested in Lahore for killing and burying his spouse, in a graveyard on Sunday.

According to the police, the man, identified as Kazim Khan, allegedly murdered his wife Diana Christo.

Further police said, while he was burying his wife’s mortal remains in a local graveyard in the factory area the man was arrested.

The police said they learned that US national was subjected to brutal torture by Kazim Khan, eventually leading to her death.

The murder weapon was recovered from the accused’s possession by the investigating team and the victim's body was shifted to a mortuary for post-mortem examination.

An investigation was launched after the registration of a case in connection with the incident.

Details of Swati’s murder were disclosed after the investigation. The whereabouts of the woman were unknown for more than two months after she reached Pakistan.

During interrogation, the husband confessed to killing her.

It later emerged that there was a property dispute between Habib and Swati.