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Qandeel
Baloch, one of Pakistan’s most famous and controversial social media
stars who was likened to Kim Kardashian, has been strangled to death.
Azhar
Akram, Multan’s chief police officer, told CNN that Baloch was killed by
her brother in her family’s home after he had protested at the “kind of
pictures she had been posting online.”
Akram, Multan’s chief police officer, told CNN that Baloch was killed by
her brother in her family’s home after he had protested at the “kind of
pictures she had been posting online.”
Baloch’s
father Muhammad Azeem reported her death to the police, her brother is
currently on the run, and the case of her death is being investigated by
police.
father Muhammad Azeem reported her death to the police, her brother is
currently on the run, and the case of her death is being investigated by
police.
Baloch, 25, was from the
Punjabi town of Kot Addu and had risen to fame due to the brazenly
sassy, and increasingly political, videos that she had started posting
on Facebook.
She had nearly 750,000 followers on Facebook, where her videos went
viral but were also the subject of much debate and discomfort. In recent
weeks, several of her posts encouraged her audience to challenge old
practices of Pakistani society. In a July 14 post, Baloch referred to
herself as a “modern day feminist.”
viral but were also the subject of much debate and discomfort. In recent
weeks, several of her posts encouraged her audience to challenge old
practices of Pakistani society. In a July 14 post, Baloch referred to
herself as a “modern day feminist.”
On the morning she was murdered, Qandeel had shared a picture of herself
staring defiantly into the camera, wearing a pair of leopard print
pants and a black tank top. She had written that she was a fighter. “I
will bounce back,” she said, adding she wanted to inspire women who have
been “treated badly and dominated by society.”
