By Kate Lyons PUBLISHED: 19:31 EST, 17 February 2014 | UPDATED: 20:33 EST, 17 February 2014 A couple has been stoned to death for adultery in a remote southwest region of Pakistan on the orders of an Islamic cleric. Daraz Khan, 25, and Hayat Bibi, 27, were killed by a mob led by Mrs Bibi’s husband in the Loralai district in Balochistan. Ms Bibi went into hiding a week ago when the alleged affair was discovered, but then came forward when she heard that the mob had captured Mr Khan, locals reported.
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Hayat Bibi, 27, and Daraz Khan, 25, stoned to death in Balochistan
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Mrs Bibi's husband led mob that attacked couple due to an alleged affair
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Stoning is legal in Pakistan if approved by court, which this incident wasn't
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Mr Bibi, the cleric who approved the stoning, and four others arrested
Balochistan
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Police rarely intervene in cases such as this one and the federal courts have little authority in remote regions of the country, including @placeholder, meaning that it is often left to local tribal and religious leaders to mete out punishments, which are usually harsher than the law allows.