26 year old Qandeel Baloch, has been
killed by her brother in an apparent ‘honour killing,’ police say. She
recently caused controversy by posting controversial pictures of herself
on social media. Police said she was strangled to death last night.
Cases of women being killed for
‘dishonouring’ their family are commonplace in Pakistan. Qandeel Baloch,
described as Pakistan’s Kim Kardashian, became a household name for
posting bold, sometimes raunchy, photographs, video and comments.
Family sources said her brothers had
asked her to quit modelling. The killer, Wasim was upset about her
uploading controversial pictures online and had threatened her about it.
In a recent interview she was bitterly critical of Pakistan’s
patriarchal society and described herself as a leading exponent of girl
power.