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MariaThinks

(2,495 posts) Sun Jul 17, 2016, 11:33 AM Jul 2016

Qandeel Baloch's brother admits killing her, say Pakistani police

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Source: The Guardian

Pakistani police say the brother of killed model Qandeel Baloch has confessed to strangling her to death for “family honour” because she posted “shameful” pictures on Facebook.

Baloch, who had stirred controversy by posting pictures online of herself with a prominent Muslim cleric, was found dead on Saturday at her family home in the central city of Multan. Her brother, Waseem Azeem, was arrested on Sunday.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/17/qandeel-baloch-brother-admits-killing-her-say-pakistani-police

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Qandeel Baloch's brother admits killing her, say Pakistani police (Original Post) MariaThinks Jul 2016 OP

The horrible thing is how much this happens without anyone hearing MattP Jul 2016 #1

and the other family members can forgive him for killing their mutual family member MariaThinks Jul 2016 #2

Is that why the father & other family members reported it to authorities giftedgirl77 Jul 2016 #3

More anger towards the reporting than the actual murder? MariaThinks Jul 2016 #4

Are there any statistics on how often this actually happens? treestar Jul 2016 #13

duplicate thread of muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #5

This article is about the confession uawchild Jul 2016 #8

In the first, his family said he'd done it; in this, he's said it muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #10

What an odd comment oberliner Jul 2016 #12

This is LBN, not GD muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #14

Good point oberliner Jul 2016 #15

Maria, I respect you, christx30 Jul 2016 #6

Thanks. The difference was that the brother admitted to the killing in this story MariaThinks Jul 2016 #7

Most people would post the update within the OC christx30 Jul 2016 #9

good point MariaThinks Jul 2016 #11

Locking mcar Jul 2016 #16

MattP

(3,304 posts)

1. The horrible thing is how much this happens without anyone hearing

Reply to MariaThinks (Original post)

Sun Jul 17, 2016, 11:38 AM

Jul 2016

about it and in the past without any word getting out

MariaThinks

(2,495 posts)

2. and the other family members can forgive him for killing their mutual family member

Reply to MattP (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 17, 2016, 11:46 AM

Jul 2016

I guess this is how people get away with murder in Pakistan

giftedgirl77

(4,713 posts)

3. Is that why the father & other family members reported it to authorities

Reply to MariaThinks (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 17, 2016, 11:55 AM

Jul 2016

& he & another family member is on the run. I understand that you hate everything & everyone that is Muslim but for fuck sake don't omit facts to try & support your bullshit.

MariaThinks

(2,495 posts)

4. More anger towards the reporting than the actual murder?

Reply to giftedgirl77 (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 17, 2016, 12:07 PM

Jul 2016

treestar

(82,383 posts)

13. Are there any statistics on how often this actually happens?

Reply to MattP (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 17, 2016, 12:59 PM

Jul 2016

And whether a majority of Muslims in Pakistan approve of it?

muriel_volestrangler

(101,480 posts)

5. duplicate thread of

Reply to MariaThinks (Original post)

Sun Jul 17, 2016, 12:30 PM

Jul 2016

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=1521120

uawchild

(2,208 posts)

8. This article is about the confession

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #5)

Sun Jul 17, 2016, 12:40 PM

Jul 2016

Mine was about the murder.

Should all updates on a story really be under the OP that first makes mention of an event? Just curious how things are supposed to be done. Thank you.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,480 posts)

10. In the first, his family said he'd done it; in this, he's said it

Reply to uawchild (Reply #8)

Sun Jul 17, 2016, 12:44 PM

Jul 2016

It makes little difference, and doesn't seem worth a new thread about it. No one in the first thread doubted that he had done it. In general, small updates to a story are better in the original thread.