In 2008, five women were buried alive in Jaffarabad, Balochistan — their only crime was allegedly dishonoring their tribe. A senator justified their murder as “centuries-old tradition.” No repercussions followed. Over a decade later, the story hasn’t changed much. In 2024 alone, more than 400 women were killed for “honor,” according to the Human […]
Qandeel Baloch
What Bhaghi taught me
So, after watching famous drama serial ‘Bhaghi‘, I realised that every girl is Qandeel Baloch. Yes, you are reading it right. If we do not post videos of ourselves on Social Media, it is because of the fear of that one line we have grown up listening to ‘Log Kya Kahain Gay?‘. We think twice […]
Qandeel’s parents kept in the ‘dark’ about Baaghi?
As commercially hit Urdu One drama serial, Baaghi drew to a riveting close last week, a string of opposing narratives groped two major factions into the spotlight. Lawyer and Internet activist Nighat Dad voiced her concern over Baaghi‘s “well-intentioned efforts to highlight Qandeel’s cause” as having “exploited and misled her parents” by not paying them their […]
Court grants bail to Mufti Qavi
LAHORE: Mufti Abdul Qavi was granted bail by a district and session court in Multan on Tuesday. Qavi was arrested on Oct 18 near Multan in connection with the ongoing investigation into Qandeel Baloch’s murder. The social media celebrity was killed by her brother in an act of ‘honour killing’ in 2016. Last month, Qandeel’s […]
Qandeel Baloch was killed at the house of Mufti Qavi’s friend, according to police
MULTAN: Social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch was murdered at the residence of Mufti Abdul Qavi’s close friend, police reported on Monday. Qandeel’s father told the court that his daughter was put to death on Qavi’s orders, as reported by the Express News. During a hearing at the Multan district and sessions court, the investigation officer in […]
Women still being killed for ‘honour’ in Pakistan, despite new law
A year since new laws came into force aimed at stemming the flow of “honour killings”, scores of young women in deeply conservative Pakistan are still being murdered by relatives for bringing shame on their family. The shocking murder of Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch by her brother last July turned the spotlight on […]
Qandeel murder case: Mufti Qavi remanded into police custody for four days
MULTAN: The court on Thursday reserved its decision on police plea to remand accused Mufti Abdul Qavi in Qandeel Baloch murder case after he was arrested yesterday following dismissal of bail. Judicial magistrate Pervez Khan, after hearing the plea to remand the suspect into police custody for 4 days, reserved the decision to be announced […]
Mufti Qavi escapes from court scene in Qandeel murder case
MULTAN: Mufti Abdul Qavi escaped from the session court in Qandeel Baloch murder case on Wednesday. His stunt followed after the court refused to grant him bail. Earlier, Qavi’s lawyer had requested the court to postpone the hearing till Wednesday as he had to prepare a proper rundown for his arguments in the case. The […]
Qandeel Baloch murder case: Mufti Qavi appears before court
MULTAN – Mufti Abdul Qavi on Tuesday appeared before the judicial magistrate’s court in relation to the Qandeel Baloch’s murder case. Mufti Abdul appeared before Sessions Judge Chaudhry Ameer Muhammad. But since he appeared in the court without a legal counsel, Mufti Abdul was asked to reappear before the court on Wednesday with legal representation […]