In a July 4 post on her official Facebook page, Baloch said her posts aimed to “change the typical orthodox mindset of people who don’t wanna come out of their shells of false beliefs and old practices”.
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Police say she was strangled to death on Friday night, a claim her parents had not denied and reportedly told The Express Tribune.
Baloch’s body was found today and her father Muhammad Azeem told the police that his son Waseem had strangled her, Ghazanfar said. “It seems to be a case of honor killing but we are investigating it”, district police chief Azhar Akram said.
Baloch offended many conservatives by posting pictures of herself with Mufti Qavi, a prominent cleric.
Alleging that Baloch’s family had harassed her before killing her, Sawant demanded a thorough probe into the matter and appealed to Sharif to take stringent action against the guilty.
Following Baloch’s murder, Pakistani women hit the streets to protest the model’s “honor killing” death.
Lauded by Pakistani liberals for her social media selfies and often raunchy stunts, Baloch recently moved back to Punjab from the capital city of Karachi after receiving threats due to her online activity.
Police were now looking for Waseem, who has disappeared, she added. As the Celebrity is expected to be murdered by her own brother at their house.
She wrote: “Thank you my believers and supporters for understanding the message i try to convey through my bold posts and videos”.
The Guardian reported that in one of her last interviews, she talked about being married off as a teenager to a man she described as “an animal”.
Tributes form fans have been posted under the video after news of her death. “What she (was) doing is a disgrace for Pakistan so she deserve this”, said Twitter user Asad Iqbal Orakzai, according to Reuters.
Many Pakistani women, who are deemed to “violate conservative norms”, are savagely killed by family members each year.
She promised to perform a strip dance in honor of Pakistan if they defeated India in the ICC World T20 cricket match. But she was blocked by the party worker, hence she wasn’t able to reach Khan.
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“Qandeel Baloch has been killed, she was strangled to death by her brother”.
