Pakistan model Qandeel Baloch has been killed by her brother for posting bold pics and videos in Social Media.
Qandeel Baloch became a household name for posting bold, sometimes raunchy, photographs, video, and comments. Many of her videos, including one where she offered to striptease if Pakistan beat India in a cricket match, enraged conservative Pakistanis. While there was no nudity in her social-media posts, critics said her commentary, poses and clothes were inappropriate, overly sexual and violated Pakistani and Islamic norms. The match was lost by Pakistan and she praised Indian Star Virat Kohli and proposed him.
Her killing is likely to reignite debate about honor killings in Pakistan. Over 1,000 women were killed in such incidents last year in the country, according to data compiled by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, an independent body. Many women are murdered by male relatives who feel their behavior or decisions have “dishonored” the family.
“She was killed because she said and did things that made people feel uncomfortable and angry,” said Erum Haider, a Karachi native and Ph.D. student at Georgetown University. “We feel that there is no value to a woman’s life if she doesn’t live in a particular way … in the bounds of what a conservative, patriarchal society expects of you. We’re here to protest that.”
The police said the initial investigation pointed to an honor killing, although all possible angles would be investigated. According to a preliminary [investigation] and statements from her parents, her brother strangled her, said Azhar Akram, Multan’s police chief. He said authorities were searching for her brother