In a shocking development, Facebook celebrity Fauzia Azeem, better known as Qandeel Baloch, was murdered at her residence.
Internet sensation Baloch was murdered by her brother in Multan on Saturday, reported The Express Tribune.
“Baloch was killed by her brother over honour in Muzaffarabad’s Green Town area,” the area’s RPO told The Express Tribune. “It appears that she was strangled to death,” the RPO added. Initial reports suggested Baloch was shot dead.
Qandeel’s parents told The Express Tribune that she was strangled to death last night. “Wasim, 30, killed her last night following an argument,” her parents said. However, they added they found her body in the morning. The actor’s parents have been taken into custody.
Police has directed immediate arrest of Qandeel’s brother. Further, Mufti Abdul Qawi has been nominated in an FIR regarding Qandeel’s murder.
Qandeel had fled to Multan but not disclosed her location due to security threats, the official added. “Qandeel’s brothers had asked her to quit modelling,” family sources said. The sources added that her brother had been threatening her about uploading pictures and videos on social media.
The internet sensation had earlier claimed she was receiving death threats and had sought security. However, following “no response” from the interior ministry on her application for getting personal security, social media starlet Qandeel Baloch is planning to settle down abroad after Eidul Fitr, citing security threats in the backdrop of her recent scandal with Mufti Abdul Qawi as the reason.
“I know I will not be provided security and I am not feeling secured here so have decided to move abroad with my parents after Eid-ul-Fitr,” Qandeel had told The Express Tribune.
Fauzia Azeem, alias Qandeel 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.
The 25-year-old model belonged to the tribal area of Shah Sadar Din of District Dera Ghazi Khan in south Punjab, and started her career as a bus hostess.
Her real name is Fauzia Azeem but chose Qandeel Baloch as her pseudonym after stepping into modelling.
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Story and Feature Image courtesy: tribune.com.pk
