Evil brother strangled ‘Pakistan’s Kim Kardashian’ in honour killing for taking too many raunchy Facebook snaps
She wanted women to have equal rights and called herself a modern feminist
A PAKISTANI man has said he has "no regrets" about killing his sister in cold-blood, because her death was an "honour killing".
Muhammad Waseem has admitted murdering internet star Qandeel Baloch, a 26-year-old Instagram model and women's rights activist.
She was strangled by her brother, and had previously spoken out about worries for her safety as she wanted women to stand up for themselves.
Known as the Kim Kardashian of Pakistan, she called herself a feminist and built a modelling career on the back of her social media fame.
She told her 758,000 followers on Facebook just days before her death: "As women we must stand up for ourselves.
"As women, we must stand up for each other."
She wanted to change "the typical orthodox mindset" of people in Pakistan and challenged gender equality barriers in the country.
Due to her outspoken nature and the pictures of herself she would post she frequently received death threats and abuse, but continued to post pictures and videos despite this.
Waseem said he had killed his sister because of her social media posts.
Earlier this year she had offered to strip of the Pakistani cricket team beat India, and appeared in a music video wearing high heels and a see-through top.
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He told journalists at a press conference organised by police he had "no regrets" and that he had given her a tablet to subdue her before choking her to death.
The killing stunned Muslims in Pakistan and sparked an outpouring of grief from her social media fans.
But some social media users celebrated her killing as they said she had been a "disgrace" to Pakistan's culture.
Police chief in Multan, where Qandeel was killed, Azhar Ikram, said: "As per our initial investigation 'honour' is the motive of murder".
More than 500 people, almost all women, die in Pakistan from honour killings, usually carried out by family members.
Since this death many Pakistanis have called for the passage of an anti-honour killing law, aimed a closing a loophole that allows family members to forgive the killers.
English daily newspaper Dawn wrote: "The death of Qandeel Baloch conveys an insidious message: that women will be kept back at all cost; murdered, if they dare nurture ambitions to break the glass ceiling.
"Her murder...must serve as an impetus for legislators to renew demands for legislation to protect women who are threatened under false notions of 'honour'."
"There are far too many people who only know how to respond with violence here," Meesha Shafi, a Pakistani model and actress, said on Twitter.
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