Police Say A Social Media Celebrity Was Killed By Her Brother Because She "Dishonored" Her Family
Qandeel Baloch – real name Fouzia Azeem – had been dubbed Pakistan’s Kim Kardashian for posting provocative selfies and declaring herself a “modern day feminist”.
Qandeel Baloch – real name Fouzia Azeem – had been at her family home visiting her parents in Multan, Pakistan, when she was strangled to death on Friday night, police said.
Her death was reported to police on Saturday morning by her parents. Police in Multan said her father, Muhammad Azeem, told them that his son Wasim had strangled her. She was 26 years old.
Baloch was a an at-times controversial internet star who starred in viral videos – the provocative selfies she shared prompting her to be dubbed Pakistani's own Kim Kardashian. She was murdered after her brother warned her to stop posting photos and videos on social media, her parents said according to The Express Tribune.
Baloch had more than 600,000 Facebook fans and more than 100,000 followers on Instagram.