In Brief * Wife’s kidney sold for tractor

ISLAMABAD – Police in central Pakistan have registered a criminal case against a farmer who allegedly sold his wife’s kidney to purchase a tractor, a newspaper report said yesterday.

The woman told officials in the central Bahawalpur district that doctors discovered the removal of the organ while treating her for a urinary tract infection she contracted after the unlawful surgery, the Daily Times said. The victim, who was married three years ago, was operated on at a local hospital after developing complications from an earlier miscarriage.She claimed her husband is violent and accused him of later colluding with doctors to remove the kidney without her knowledge.BBCThe victim, who was married three years ago, was operated on at a local hospital after developing complications from an earlier miscarriage.She claimed her husband is violent and accused him of later colluding with doctors to remove the kidney without her knowledge.BBC