"I have no regrets for killing her" says brother of Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch
The brother of Qandeel Baloch, whose risqué social media
posts angered conservative Pakistan, on Sunday, July 17, admitted to
killing her for the family's 'honour'
Muhammad Waseem, who was arrested late on Saturday, said he gave a "tablet" to Baloch to subdue her and then strangled her in their family home over the weekend.
"I have no regrets," he told journalists in a press conference arranged by the police early on Sunday.
"The police arrested Muhammad Waseem, brother
of Qandeel Baloch, for killing his sister late on Saturday," Multan City
police chief Azhar Akram told AFP. "Waseem confessed to his crime, saying he
killed his sister for honour after her recent objectionable videos,
mostly posted on Facebook."
The killing sent shock waves across Muslim Pakistan and triggered an
outpouring of grief on social media for Baloch, whose real name was
Fauzia Azeem.
In Facebook posts, Baloch, 26, spoke of trying to change "the typical
orthodox mindset" of people in Pakistan. She faced frequent misogynist
abuse and death threats but continued to post provocative pictures and
videos.
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