Qandeel Baloch

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Qandeel Baloch ( Urdu قندیل بلوچ; March 1, 1990 in Dera Ghazi Khan , Punjab ; - July 15, 2016 in Multan , Punjab) was a Pakistani feminist , social media activist , singer and model . Her birth name was Fouzia Azeem ( Urdu : فوزیہ عظیم). She was allegedly strangled in an " honor killing " by her brother who is said to have given her a sleeping pill. The initially confessed brother later revoked his confession.

Life

Baloch gained her fame on Facebook , and some of her videos were viewed millions of times. She was nicknamed Kim Kardashian Pakistan because she made various aspects of her private life public and displayed a freedom of movement that is taken for granted in the West, but is uncommon and obscene in her homeland. She took part in the talent show Pakistan Idol and showed herself in the swimming pool or gym, in tight-fitting clothes or with heavily made-up lips, looked into the camera and asked her audience: "How do I look?", Showed selfies with a religious leader, Mufti Qavi, claiming she smoked and drank with him during Ramadan . Her profile picture on Facebook showed her lying on a sports motorcycle. She unleashed outrage in Muslim conservative circles in Pakistan, but many younger people in her home country saw her as a cultural icon and valued Baloch for her frank words. In an interview recorded shortly before her death, she harshly criticized the patriarchal structure of her country and described herself as a leading exponent of girl power .

Baloch is said to have asked for police protection a few weeks before her death, but received none. "Her family, but also conservative Pakistanis, had threatened her and demanded an end to" dishonorable behavior "."

On July 16, 2016, Qandeel Baloch was murdered by strangulation in her parents' home. A short time later, her brother Waseem was arrested as a suspected murderer. He confessed to killing his sister because she brought shame on the family and he was ridiculed for her. He later revoked the confession. Later on, another brother, Aslam, and six other men were arrested as alleged perpetrators or accomplices. A seventh wanted person, probably another brother, went into hiding.

The Punjab provincial government declared the crime to be a “crime against public order” and thus closed a legal loophole, according to which so-called honor killings can be treated with mitigation if the family members forgive the murderer - this is how many honor killings in Pakistan go unpunished . The parents, who initially strongly condemned Waseem's act and demanded his punishment, later forgave the two imprisoned brothers "in the name of Allah" - but not the other accused. However, the competent court in Multan dismissed her request to release her sons on August 22, 2019.

Qandeel Baloch was divorced and had a son.

documentation

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Haider Ali Sindhu: Qandeel's Cinderella story: How a bus hostess from Shadun Lund wurde controversy queen in Karachi. In: Daily Pakistan , June 23, 2016 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c d Qandeel Baloch: Pakistan social media celebrity 'killed by brother' In: BBC News , July 16, 2016 (English).
  3. ↑ Facebook star apparently strangled by her own brother. In: Spiegel Online , July 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ a b c Selfie with the Mufti. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , July 16, 2016.
  5. ^ Sarah Raza, Ayesha Rehman: Self proclaimed drama queen: Qandeel Baloch. In: Samaa TV , September 9, 2015 (English).
  6. ↑ Imran Gabol, Taser Subhani: Qandeel Baloch murdered by brother in Multan: police. In: Dawn , July 16, 2016 (English).
  7. ↑ a b Qandeel Baloch: Parents fail to free brothers accused of killing sister. BBC News, August 22, 2019, accessed August 22, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Qandeel Baloch: Murdered Pakistan celebrity's parents speak of pain. BBC News, July 21, 2019, accessed August 22, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Plot thickens: Qandeel Baloch was once married and has a son. In: The Express Tribune , July 14, 2016 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Baloch, Qandeel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Azeem, Fouzia; قندیل بلوچ (urS)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Pakistani feminist, social media activist, singer and model, murder victim
DATE OF BIRTH March 1, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Dera Ghazi Khan , Punjab , Pakistan
DATE OF DEATH 15th July 2016
Place of death Multan , Punjab , Pakistan