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A day after Pakistan’s social media star Qandeel Baloch was choked to death in Multan city, her brother Muhammad Waseem who confessed to killing her in the name of ‘honour’ killing has been arrested in Dera Ghazi Khan.
In a press conference, Khan admitted that he had drugged and strangled his sister as she had brought ‘dishonour to the Baloch name’ due to risqué videos and statements that she posted on social media, the Dawn reported.
Revealing how he killed his sister, Khan said, “She wasn’t aware that I was killing her. I gave her a tablet and then strangled her.”
She had received threats from her family to quit modeling and her provocative appearances on social media. Her brother had been threatening her over her Facebook posts and videos, said the police.
Three weeks ago, she had written to the interior minister, the director general of the Federal Investigation Authority and the senior superintendent of Islamabad asking them to provide security to her, Dawn reported.
She had said her life is in danger and that she is being threatened via calls on her mobile number and that she did not have security measures installed in her home, the paper said.
Qandeel was media sensation and unbelievably bold and was also considered highly controversial. She shot to fame in Pakistan in 2014 after a video of her pouting for the camera.
She became famous through her tireless self-promotion and suggestive "selfies" posted on social media and had amassed tens of thousands of followers.
She had expressed her desire many times to marry ex-cricketer and opposition politician Imran Khan.
Baloch had recently taken the internet by storm as she shared a couple of selfies and a video of herself with Mufti Qawi, a former member of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee. The self-proclaimed model had also ridiculed the cleric on various TV channels after the release of controversial content.
Baloch, who set in motion events that led to the suspension of Mufti Qawi's membership from the Ruet-e-Hilal committee, was once married and has a young son.