Pubdate: Tue, 31 Aug 2004
Source: Pak Tribune (Pakistan)
Copyright: 2004 Pakistan News Service
Contact:  http://paktribune.com/
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PAKISTANI WOMEN GET LIFE TERM IN BANGLADESH

DHAKA: A Dhaka court has sentenced three Pakistani women to life
imprisonment for drug trafficking.

The three -- Noor Jahan, Nazma and Kohinoor - were arrested in May
last year at the Zia International Airport here with 14 kg of heroin
packed in 176 toothpaste tubes. They had arrived from Karachi via
Dubai by the Emirates Airlines.

The women broke down and wept when the judge delivered the sentence in
a packed courtroom Thursday, The Daily Star newspaper reported.
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