Pakistan's internet sensation Qandeel Baloch shot dead in Multan: reports

Pakistans internet sensation Qandeel Baloch shot dead in Multan: reports
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Pakistan model and internet sensation Qandeel Baloch was allegedly shot dead by her brother in Multan city on Saturday.The controversial model\'s brother had been threatening her over Facebook posts and messages, police officials were quoted as saying.

Pakistan model and internet sensation Qandeel Baloch was allegedly shot dead by her brother in Multan city on Saturday.The controversial model's brother had been threatening her over Facebook posts and messages, police officials were quoted as saying.

Fearing for her life, Qandeel had written to the interior minister, the senior superintendent of Islamabad and the director general of the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) asking them to provide her security.

However, she did not receive any help.

Qandeel had recently been in the news for posting bold videos and statements on social media. She had taken social media by storm with her statement, promising to strip if Pakistan won the T20 cricket match against India in March.

Alhough she had been reviled by many and frequently subject to misogynist abuse online, Baloch had also won praise by some of the country's youth for her forthright attitude.

On Valentine's Day, she had donned a plunging scarlet dress and posted a video message defying the country's President, who had issued a stern warning against the "Western" holiday. The post garnered more than 70,000 'likes'.

Killing of women in the name of honour is a menace still prevalent in many parts of Pakistan. Pakistan amended its criminal code in 2005 to prevent men who kill female relatives.

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