After the murder of social media sensation Qandeel Baloch, who was strangled by her brother Waseem, her father spoke to the media.
While talking to the media, he said, ‘It’s heartbreaking that my brave daughter has been murdered.’
Furthermore, Mufi Qavi also spoke on the occasion saying, ‘Murder of one human being is the murder of whole humainity.’
Qandeel’s brother had been threatening her over her Facebook posts and videos, said the police.
Earlier, TV channels reported that Qandeel was shot by her brother. Police are now saying she was “strangled to death” at her Multan residence.
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Three weeks ago, Qandeel 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 and has requested action against those who made her identification documents public via social media.
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.
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Baloch, who set in motion events that led to the suspension of Mufti Qawi’s membership from the Ruet-e-Hilal committee, was once married and has a young son. On Wednesday, Aashiq Hussain of Kot Addu claimed in television interviews that he was once married to Baloch.
Soon after the interview appeared on television, Baloch admitted that she had married once but was divorced. However, both sides gave conflicting accounts of the marriage.