Pakistani police say the brother of slain model confessed to strangling her to death for “family honor” because she posted “shameful” pictures on Facebook.
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A Pakistani cleric, who got suspended from the membership of a top religious body after selfies with QandeelBaloch, the Internet sensation murdered by her brother in a case of honour killing, today said the incident is a lesson for others. She became a household name in the Islamic Republic in 2014 for posting bold pictures, videos or comments, which attracted criticism as well as support.
Punjab province police today arrested brother of Pakistani social media celebrity and actor Qandeel Baloch for murder.
Some vile social media users celebrated her killing describing it as a “good news”.
Hundreds of women are murdered in Pakistan for honor every year.
Responding to questions at a press conference arranged by police officials, Wasim said that “Yes of course, I strangled her”.
Qandeel was strangled to death in her house in Multan’s Karimabad area in the early hours of Saturday morning.
He said he chose to kill her after she uploaded images of her posing with the Muslim cleric, which were widely shared online.
A highly divisive figure, she famously pledged to perform a striptease for Pakistan’s cricket team if it beat India in the recent cricket T20 World Cup, but claimed to campaign for women’s rights.
Such killings are considered murder, but Islamic law in Pakistan allows a murder victim’s family to pardon the killer, which often allows those convicted of honour killings to escape punishment.
“I get so many calls where they [girls] tell me I’m their inspiration and they want to be like me, she said”.
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According to reports, Baloch had been receiving threats from her family to quit modeling and her provocative appearances on social media.
