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Qandeel Baloch: Murdered Pakistan celebrity's parents speak of pain | Qandeel Baloch: Murdered Pakistan celebrity's parents speak of pain |
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The parents of Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch have spoken of their closeness to her and their bitterness towards their son, who has confessed to murdering her last week. | The parents of Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch have spoken of their closeness to her and their bitterness towards their son, who has confessed to murdering her last week. |
Ms Baloch's mother, Anwar Azeem, told BBC Urdu that her daughter had shared all her sorrows and secrets with her. | |
Her father, Muhammad Azeem, said his son should be "shot on sight". | Her father, Muhammad Azeem, said his son should be "shot on sight". |
Mrs Azeem said her son lost his mind because of taunts about his sister's frank and often risque posts online. | |
More than 500 people, almost all of them women, die in Pakistan every year at the hands of relatives who believe shame has been brought on their family. | More than 500 people, almost all of them women, die in Pakistan every year at the hands of relatives who believe shame has been brought on their family. |
Ms Baloch became a household name in Pakistan after posting sometimes raunchy photographs, comments and videos on social media sites, on which she had hundreds of thousands of followers. | Ms Baloch became a household name in Pakistan after posting sometimes raunchy photographs, comments and videos on social media sites, on which she had hundreds of thousands of followers. |
The 26-year-old was well aware of the opposition she faced in the conservative Muslim country but was unapologetic. | The 26-year-old was well aware of the opposition she faced in the conservative Muslim country but was unapologetic. |
Her brother Waseem has said he drugged and then strangled her to death last Friday "for dishonouring the Baloch name". | Her brother Waseem has said he drugged and then strangled her to death last Friday "for dishonouring the Baloch name". |
In their first interview with international media, Ms Baloch's parents said they had also been drugged on the night of the murder. | In their first interview with international media, Ms Baloch's parents said they had also been drugged on the night of the murder. |
"My husband and I fell deeply asleep. We had drunk milk, it had been mixed with sedatives," Mrs Azeem said. | |
"In the morning, I called Qandeel for breakfast... but she didn't get up." | "In the morning, I called Qandeel for breakfast... but she didn't get up." |
She found her daughter's body and found that "her whole face was covered in bruises, her tongue was black, her lips was black", and started crying, she said. | She found her daughter's body and found that "her whole face was covered in bruises, her tongue was black, her lips was black", and started crying, she said. |
"We were mother and daughter, sharing all our sorrows and secrets. She used to tell me: 'Your daughter is working hard, she'll go far,'" she added. | "We were mother and daughter, sharing all our sorrows and secrets. She used to tell me: 'Your daughter is working hard, she'll go far,'" she added. |
But Ms Baloch's brothers "always had hatred in their hearts", Mrs Azeem said. "Before, they didn't care much. But recently, things got worse, people... poisoned their minds." | |
'She must have called out' | 'She must have called out' |
Mr Azeem said his daughter had been his "best friend", but described his son as "crazed". | Mr Azeem said his daughter had been his "best friend", but described his son as "crazed". |
"I say he should be shot on sight! He suffocated my little one," he added. "We were drugged, asleep upstairs. She must have called out to us." | "I say he should be shot on sight! He suffocated my little one," he added. "We were drugged, asleep upstairs. She must have called out to us." |
Earlier this week, the Punjab provincial government also became a complainant in the murder case, designating it a crime against the state. | Earlier this week, the Punjab provincial government also became a complainant in the murder case, designating it a crime against the state. |
The rare move effectively prevented members of Ms Baloch's family from legally forgiving her brother - a common legal loophole that sees many so-called "honour killings" go unpunished. | The rare move effectively prevented members of Ms Baloch's family from legally forgiving her brother - a common legal loophole that sees many so-called "honour killings" go unpunished. |
An anti-honour killings bill to close the loophole nationwide has been bogged down in the Pakistani parliament. | An anti-honour killings bill to close the loophole nationwide has been bogged down in the Pakistani parliament. |
But Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter said on Wednesday that the ruling party hoped to present it before a joint session of parliament within weeks. | But Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter said on Wednesday that the ruling party hoped to present it before a joint session of parliament within weeks. |
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