FAMILY and friends of a Scots businessman murdered with his wife in Pakistan have turned to social networks to speed up attempts to achieve justice.

Glasgow mobile phone repair centre boss Saif Rehman, 31, and his American wife, Uzma Naurin, 30, were shot dead on November 1 in Lalamusa in the Punjab province of Pakistan. However, their killer has yet to be brought to justice.

The family has grown increasingly frustrated over the absence of any moves to extradite the chief suspect, Mr Rehman's father-in-law Muzafar Hussain, who lives in New Jersey. He denies any involvement.

Family and friends have posted a link to The Herald's coverage of the murders on Facebook, with the message: "We are still waiting for justice."

Ms Naurin, who lived in New York, was the first woman in her family to shun a traditional arranged marriage. It is said her parents could not accept it.

The friends and family added on the social networking site: "Each day we go to sleep with the hope that tomorrow we will wake up and have some good news.

"We never actually realised that justice for two innocent people would be so hard to gain, but sadly it is, and it is due to the fact that authorities are not taking this matter seriously.

"It is very disappointing and sad as we have lost two extremely loved individuals. It is hard enough as it is and made even harder as justice is not being fulfilled."

Their efforts come as new figures for children and women in Pakistan involved in violence surrounding forced marriages – so-called "honour" crimes – were revealed.

Figures show there have been 8179 cases of karo-kari – the term used to describe the crime – involving women and children alone between January 2000 and December 2009.

The number includes 503 children, with the number of youngsters to have fallen victim rising from 15 in 2001 to 106 in 2009, according to the Madadgaar National Helpline.

The group says there were 75,000 cases of violence against women over the decade.