( CNN ) -- A young newlywed couple in northeastern Pakistan died a horrible death at the hands of the bride 's family in the latest honor killing in the nation , police in Pakistan said Saturday . The couple , identified as Sajjad Ahmed , 26 , and Muawia Bibi , 18 , were married by a Pakistani court on June 18 against the wishes of the Bibi family , Punjab police official Mohammad Ahsanullah told CNN . On Thursday , the bride 's father and uncles lured the couple back to the village of Satrah in Punjab province , where Ahsanullah said the pair were tied up and then decapitated . Despite the fact that there were no outside witnesses , family members turned themselves in to police and are now jailed in the Sialkot district of Punjab , Ahsanulluh said . Such killings often originate from tribal traditions in Pakistan and usually happen in rural areas . Human rights activists said bystanders , including police , do n't often interfere because the killings are considered to be family matters . According to the United Nations , some 5,000 women are murdered by family members in honor killings every year . However , women 's advocacy groups believe the crime is underreported and that the actual death toll from this all too common crime is actually much higher . In Pakistan , 869 women were victims of honor killings last year , according to the country 's human rights commission . Earlier in June , 18-year-old Saba Masqood was found left for dead inside of a sack in a canal in Pakistan , injured by gunfire . She accused her brother and father of shooting her because they did n't approve of her marriage to a neighbor . She survived , but many are n't so lucky . Last month , the death of a pregnant Pakistani woman made headlines around the world . Farzana Parveen , 25 , was attacked with bricks by about 20 people , including members of her immediate family , police said . And her husband , Mohammad Iqbal , told CNN that he had killed his first wife six years ago so he could marry Parveen . Pregnant Pakistani woman beaten to death with bricks . I killed my first wife , stoned Pakistani woman 's husband says . CNN 's Sophia Saifi and Deborah E. Bloom contributed to this report .
Newlyweds in Pakistan are killed by the bride 's family over opposition to the wedding . Police say the couple was lured back to the bride 's village , tied up and beheaded . Family members turned themselves in after the murders and are now jailed .