- Farzana Parveen was attacked by 20 family members outside Lahore court
- The 25-year-old had married Mohammad Iqbal against her family's wishes
- Today Mr Iqbal confessed he strangled his first wife to death to marry her
- Added that Farzana older sister Rehana 'was poisoned in an honour killing'
- Pakistani Prime Minister demanded to know why police reportedly stood by
- Quick burial at night due to her 'gruesome' injuries
The husband of the pregnant woman who was beaten to death in broad daylight has admitted he murdered his first wife to be with her.
Farzana Parveen, 25, was attacked with bricks by 20 family members because she 'illegally' married the man she loved.
The honour killing, on the steps of Lahore court, sparked global outrage as police reportedly looked on doing nothing.
Today, the victim's husband confessed he killed his first wife so they could marry - and revealed that Farzana's older sister was also murdered in an honour killing.
Muhammad Iqbal sitting beside the body of his wife Farzana Iqbal after she was stoned to death
This is the first photo of Farzana Parveen, 25, the pregnant woman stoned to death by her own family for marrying the man she loved
'I was in love with Farzana and killed my first wife because of this love,' Mohammed Iqbal, 45, told AFP.
Mr Iqbal said he was spared prison because his son, who reported the murder, later dropped the charges.
He then hung up his phone and has not responded to further calls.
Earlier in the conversation, he said that Farzana's older sister, Rehana, was poisoned by her family after her father had an argument with her parents-in-law.
Farzana's stepson, Muhammad Aurangzeb, supported the claim.
Their father ordered Rehana to leave her husband, The Times reports, but she refused.
Women's rights groups insist the murder was not reported to the police.
The shocking revelations come after Mr Iqbal berated the police for refusing to save his late wife.
He said that police did nothing during the 15 minutes the violence lasted outside Lahore High Court.
'I begged them to help us but they said, this is not our duty,' he said.
'I took off my shirt (to be humble) and begged them to save her.'
Farzana Parveen, 25, who was three months pregnant, was killed by nearly 20 members of the woman's family, including her father and brothers in Lahore on Tuesday
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has demanded to know why police apparently stood by, his spokesman said today.
In parts of Pakistan, a largely Muslim nation of 180 million people, women are expected to agree to arranged marriages and refusal can mean an 'honour killing'.
Many Pakistani families think it dishonourable for a woman to fall in love and choose her own husband.
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