Qandeel Baloch

Men still killing women for 'honour'

Islamabad - Muslimchronicle

A year since new laws came into force aimed at stemming the flow of "honour killings", scores of young women in deeply conservative Pakistan are still being murdered by relatives for bringing shame on their family. The shocking murder of Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch by her brother last July turned the spotlight on an epidemic of so-called honourRead more

In rare case, man killed for ‘honor’ over affair

Multan - Arab Today

A man was tortured to death in Pakistan for an affair with a married woman, police said Tuesday, a rare case of a male falling victim to a so-called “honor killing.” The murder came days after social media starlet Qandeel Baloch was strangled to death by her brother who said he was “not embarrassed” to have killed her, reigniting callsRead more

Islamabad bars family from pardoning Baloch’s killers

Lahore - Arab Today

A First Information Report (FIR) registered against the nominated killers of Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch was transformed into a non-compoundable FIR on Monday, police said, making it impossible for Qandeel’s family to pardon her killers. Meanwhile, police said the prominent cleric who was censured for appearing in “selfie” photographs with the murdered celebrity is being investigated in connectionRead more

Brother ‘not embarrassed’ over killing Pakistani star

Multan - Arab Today

The brother of a murdered controversial Pakistani celebrity said Sunday he is “not embarrassed” to have killed her, as Qandeel Baloch’s death reignited polarizing calls for action against the “epidemic” of honor killings. “Yes of course, I strangled her,” Baloch’s brother Muhammad Wasim told reporters defiantly at a press conference organized by police. “She was on the ground floor whileRead more

Model’s killing by brother stuns Pakistan

Multan - Arab Today

A Pakistani social media celebrity, whose bold photo shoots and selfies made her highly controversial, has been murdered by her brother in a suspected honor killing, officials said Saturday, prompting shock and revulsion. Qandeel Baloch, condemned by conservatives, was strangled near the city of Multan, police said. “Qandeel Baloch has been killed, she was strangled to death by her brother.Read more

Pakistani police arrest brother of slain model

Multan, Pakistan - Arab Today

Pakistani police say the brother of slain model Qandeel Baloch has confessed to strangling her to death for “family honor” because she posted “shameful” pictures on Facebook. Baloch had stirred controversy by posting pictures online of herself with a prominent Muslim cleric. She was found dead on Saturday at her family home in the central city of Multan. Her brother,Read more