MULTAN: After being released on bail from police custody, Mufti Abdul Qavi, who is on trial for inciting the murder of model Qandeel Baloch, stated that the case was an attempt to foil his reputation and was being deliberately twisted.
He further stated that everything in the case will become clear once the charge-sheet is submitted.
Qavi was released on bail on Tuesday after spending a month in physical and judicial remand.
Speaking to media personnel, Mufti Qavi on Wednesday also stated his resolve to improve the conditions of prisons.
“During my detention, I saw problems in jails up-close,” he, adding that he will extend maximum cooperation to the families of the prisoners if they contact him.
Details of Qandeel Baloch’s murder
Fouzia Azeem, popularly known as Qandeel Baloch, was strangled to death in her house in Karimabad area of Multan on July 16, 2016. Initially, all fingers were pointed at her younger brother, Waseem, for killing his sister in the name of ‘honour’.
On the night of the murder, police raiding parties had arrested Waseem from Dera Ghazi Khan, who later confessed that the murder was committed in the name of ‘honour’.
Police later held a press conference, where Waseem revealed that he had drugged his sister before strangling her to death because she had brought a bad name to the Baloch family due to her immoral and obscene acts shared over the social media.
During the same press conference, the accused had also informed that his decision to carry out the heinous act was reinforced by the controversy that erupted a few weeks before Qandeel’s murder. Per details, the model/actress had taken selfies with Mufti Abdul Qavi and later shared them on her social media page.
Resultantly, the selfies went viral over the internet and caused a public uproar, due to which the cleric’s membership of Ruet-e-Hilal committee and the National Ulema Mushaikh Council were suspended.
