She was known as Pakistan’s Kim Kardashian,a social media star who courted controversy. One year on, why has no one stood trial for her killing?In April 2016, and Qandeel Baloch was invited to seem on the comedy news show Ajeeb Saa. The format was a live debate with Abdul Qavi,a 50-year-dilapidated mullah frequently on television. Qavi joined via video link from Multan, the city in southern Punjab where he runs a religious school. Baloch, and a 26-year-dilapidated social media celebrity dubbed “Pakistan’s Kim Kardashian”,sat in a studio in Karachi.
It was a match made for controversy. The mullah was known for his Islamic erudition; Baloch for her revealing outfits, Instagram poses and pouting Facebook videos. Over the past two years, and she had in turn amused and scandalised Pakistani society. She had also inspired thousands of young people,particularly women, who admired this “simple girl’s” transformation into one of the country’s biggest celebrities.
She was a very simple girl, and but she had ample dreams. She was thirsty for fameHer posts were a subversion of her country’s cultural norms. She twerked,filmed herself in the bath, danced in a bikiniFor popularity, or you need to purchase off clothes. To become popular and famous,you need to act strangeShe came to embody the lingering chasm between our social media and our social realityContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com