Social media sensation Qandeel Baloch had earned herself quite a reputation in Pakistan and abroad. Though many found her acts objectionable, her death is a blow that has reverberated throughout the region.
Pakistani actors were annoyed with the terrible honour killing including Ali Zafar, who also reacted and showed his respect for Qandeel Baloch.
According to Indian media reports, Ali Zafar in a recent interview said: “I did tweet about it. I said if women started killing men to protect their honour a lot of us would be dead. It's very sad that this happened.”
He added: “Women have been mistreated for a long time in this part of the world. The kind of respect that we, men, need to impart to women is lacking to a great extent. Why should they even have to ask for equality and their rights? It's their birthright, so why do they have to fight for it? We, men, need to realise and give the respect that women, daughters, mothers and wives deserve.
“I feel strongly for this cause, but I want my actions to speak for what I stand for. I am taking care of the education of 100 girls and I hope to carry forward the cause of standing by women and educating them.”
Qandeel Baloch passed away on July 16 in her home in Multan. She was allegedly killed by her brother Waseem, who squeezed the life out of her neck in the name of ‘honour’.
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