Qandeel Baloch, a 26-year-old woman known as the Kim Kardashian of Pakistan has been killed by her brother to save the family honor.
According to Pakistani police, Qandeel was strangled to death.
Qandeel was a social media celebrity and she became famous for posting raunchy photos and videos of herself online.
Qandeel’s parents told Pakistani media that she was killed following an argument with her brother on Friday night and her body was discovered on Saturday.
She was from Punjab but had recently fled to Karachi for safety reasons and threats to her life.
Pakistani media reported that her brother Wasem Azeem was angry with Qandeel about her online photos and sexy poses and had threatened to kill her if she did not stop.
Pakistani police said on Sunday that Waseem has been arrested and confessed that he strangled his sister to death while she was asleep.
Qandeel was dubbed Pakistan’s Kim Kardashian for her provocative photos.
There has been mixed reaction in Pakistan about Qandeel’s murder.
Some said it was good news and praised her brother for killing her while others said it was wrong to kill her despite her lifestyle and controversial online posts.
According to the Associated Press, nearly 1,000 women are killed in Pakistan by relatives each year for violating conservative norms on love and marriage.
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