By Sarmad Ali
(Pak Destiny ) As Pakistan’s social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch was killed allegedly by her brother in Multan in Punjab province, becoming the latest victim of “honour killings” there has been divided response on her killing on social media. The 26-year-old actor-cum-model was killed in central district of Multan last night, police said today.
Is she responsible for her fate?
Messages on Facebook and Twitter started pouring in soon after her killing paying tributes to her and condemning her brutal murder. Bhakhtar Button called for strict laws against honour killing.
However there is another opinion saying she is responsible for her fate as was going “too far” ignoring the basic norms of the country.
Honor killing once again
Police said apparently she was killed by her brother named Wasim, who has fled after the incident.”She was suffocated to death by strangulation. It seems to be a case of honour killing but we are investigating it,” district police chief Azhar Akram said.
Fouzia Azeem to Qandeel Baloch
Her real name was Fouzia Azeem but she chose Qandeel Baloch as her pseudonym after stepping into modelling. She had received threats from her family to quit modeling and her provocative appearances on social media.
Her life was in danger
Her brother had been threatening her over her Facebook posts and videos, said the police. Three weeks ago, she had written to the interior minister, the director general of the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) and the senior superintendent of Islamabad asking them to provide security to her, Dawn reported. She had said her life is in danger and that she is being threatened via calls on her mobile number and that she did not have security measures installed in her home, the paper said.
Media sensation, bold and highly controversial
Qandeel was media sensation and unbelievably bold and was also considered highly controversial. She shot to fame in Pakistan in 2014 after a video of her pouting for the camera. She became famous through her tireless self-promotion and suggestive “selfies” posted on social media and had amassed tens of thousands of followers. She had expressed her desire many times to marry ex-cricketer and opposition politician Imran Khan.
Her last wish
Her controversial pictures recently led to the suspension of Mufti Qawi’s membership from the Ruet-e-Hilal committee. Qandeel on her last interview had said she wanted to lead am independent life no matter come what may? Pak Destiny
Qandeel Baloch killed by her brother. Over the family’s honor. I’m sure the family’s honor is now saved by having a murderer in the house.
Her brother is so honoured right now that he is running from the police!
RIP
Sad #QandeelBaloch the bravo who challenged the status quo of dark forces is killed in a dramatic scene of honor killing probably by a family member as reported but yet not known clearly.
in our socity when some thing happen bad all blame woman why people did not blame man also becoz this world belong to man no one say bad on man becoz to every one woman looks wrong and man right
May b the family couldn’t take it more so thy killed her 4 us she was just an entertainment but the ppl around her were really badly getting affected of her childish an inappropriate act her death might have sadden some but relieved most but whatever happened she was not doing anything good
Sana your part of the problem with such primitive thinking. Yeah if that was my sister i would probably be like damm shes a whore. But to kill her? No never, thats what seperates your 3rd worls country from others. If anything stupid women like you should bw killed in what your people called “honor”.
RIP #Qandeel lust for fame and money generally brings bad fate
There is no honour in Killing, I’m repeatedly saying her life was as Important as Every one of us, Whatever she did for her publicity was her own acts, we don’t have any right to take her life….
RIP
This is so horrible ! Those people believe that killing anyone is acceptable To save their honour ! Dont you guyz know that in the qouran and in islam it is writtten that this is a sin !!!!! Unforgivable sin ! Allah will never forgive her brother !