Qandeel's father nominates his two sons in daughter's murder, lodges FIR

E-Paper | June 17, 2026

MULTAN: Police on Saturday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against two persons in Qandeel Baloch murder case, it has been learnt.

The FIR, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, was launched on the complaint of Qandeel's father Azeem, who nominated his two sons Aslam Shaheen and Waseem as main suspects in the case.

Police registered the case under Sections 302 and 109 of the Pakistan Penal Code which deal with "punishment for willful murder".

It states that Aslam allegedly provoked Waseem to kill Qandeel as she reportedly "brought disrepute to the family". Aslam is currently serving in the army as a Naib Subedar, reads the FIR.

The complainant further said that his sons killed Qandeel for her money.

Qandeel's brother had been reportedly threatening her to stop posting photos and videos on Facebook, police said, adding that her brother fled the scene after killing Qandeel.

The popular social media celebrity's murder is the latest in the spate of "honour killings" that has plague the country.

Police added that Qandeel was in Multan for one week and the forensic experts are examining her corpse to find whether she was poisoned or not.

The initial post-mortem reports, however, confirm that Qandeel was strangled to death. No marks of torture were found on her body.

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Qandeel Baloch murdered by brother in Multan: police

Pakistan reacts to Qandeel Baloch's shocking murder

Qandeel Baloch is dead because we hate women who don't conform

Anthony

Jul 16, 2016 05:34pm

May her soul Rest in Peace. Amen

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PakCanuck

Jul 16, 2016 06:25pm

IT is shocking. She was taking care of the family. She bought them the house that they were living in

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Kamal2

Jul 16, 2016 06:59pm

@PakCanuck don't get it sorry. there's only so many times one can change what's written and the mo

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Jul 16, 2016 07:08pm

Totally sad and speechless. :( What was her crime? Only that she wanted to live an independent life?

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Azooba

Jul 16, 2016 07:37pm

Wow killed the sister who bought them house in which they lived..sad mental state.

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Alba

Jul 16, 2016 07:46pm

80 to 90% of honor killers seem to flee the scene. If they were honorable they would stay and wait for arrest.

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Mohan

Jul 16, 2016 07:46pm

Human rights, civil rights, women's right, everything is joke in Pakistan.

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Jada

Jul 16, 2016 07:49pm

My heart is sad for the loss of this beautiful strong woman. She was an inspiration and a light. She lived what she believed despite not having any support. May we all begin to live the life we dream of.

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Jul 16, 2016 07:58pm

Oh my god.

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sss sydney

Jul 16, 2016 08:10pm

She was harmless and killing her was an act of evil. However, she should have known that she was pushing the limits in a very conservative society and she should have shown discretion; the change she was trying to highlight is only superficial as Pakistani male dominated society is deeply hypocritical and fearful of strong independent women.

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London10

Jul 16, 2016 08:34pm

We know of her death as she was famous. Many thousands are killed in honour killings

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kashif

Jul 16, 2016 08:44pm

reality! as per rule parents can&will pardon their sons.....

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Anonymous

Jul 16, 2016 08:56pm

After all it was security agencies who provided security to Salman Rushdie whereas Qandeel was at least as deserving of the honor.

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Bakhtawer Bilal

Jul 16, 2016 09:15pm

Her brothers are named in the FIR. One more name need to be added, that would be our society. We as a society, an uncivilized society is equally to be blamed.

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manoj rattan

Jul 16, 2016 09:34pm

menace of honour killing or greed or both

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manoj rattan

Jul 16, 2016 09:37pm

menace of honour killing pervasive in india also

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Akash

Jul 16, 2016 10:04pm

Humans can't live in peace and you talk about human rights all over the world.

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It's a mad mad world.

Jul 16, 2016 10:33pm

RiP. She was financially supporting her parents,and also bear expenses of her sister's marriage. She has been appearing in social media for a long time, than all of a sudden her brothers got annoyed and dislike her to such an extent of ' honor killing',but her father says her brothers killed her for money,and that's seems true.

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manish

Jul 16, 2016 11:08pm

I feel sad for her father , does her all sibilungs was jealous for her success? I feel soo, they killed her but her father take a revenge against of his sons and daughters ... Of course he loved his beautiful daughter .. This kind of situation happen with thousands of women , unsucess married life, torcher , divorce ,,,, and a freedom of life some time hateble of double standard of male dominate society .. Whatever its sad for a father .

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Muhammed Ali

Jul 17, 2016 12:13am

The murderer will be caught he will be tried jailed then his family will forgive him, then he will be released and boast that he saved the family honour....sad.

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Shahnawaz Khan Wardak

Jul 17, 2016 12:16am

@Mohan whereabout is your garden of eden? Sounds like you have solved all your women/ diversity related problems and perhaps there are things that we should emulate from where you live!

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Peace

Jul 17, 2016 12:31am

According to her husband her brothers were benefiting from her earning for a long time and suddenly they realize honor and killed her and took her mobile and money and ran away. There is something fishy in this case.

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Icon of honesty

Jul 17, 2016 01:15am

What is wrong with our society? I am sad and very angry.

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Rajinder Nath

Jul 17, 2016 02:57am

She never deserved this. RIP

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Ali

Jul 17, 2016 04:18am

Where was the father in this situation? Why didn't he stopped his daughter?

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Jul 17, 2016 04:50am

A beautiful country being destroyed by a few misguided people. Please do not let such murderers go scotfree. A bright face has been destroyed.

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Rev. Eldrick Lal

Jul 17, 2016 06:52am

Absolutely vicious. No one have a right to kill someone in the name of religion or honour.

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Khan

Jul 17, 2016 07:04am

A very bad end of lost soul !

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Jul 17, 2016 08:18am

@Mohan Kashmir? Pellet guns? Killing of rationalists. Please put your own house in order. We will deal with ours.

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Ahsan Khan

Jul 17, 2016 08:29am

Very sad. She was a ray of hope for womens independence. Long way to go for Pakistani women.

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Ahmad

Jul 17, 2016 08:45am

Rest in peace Ms. Bloch, you deserved better and didn't have to check out like this. Thanks for being an outlier and touching many lives

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Paxton Roya

Jul 17, 2016 08:30pm

@manish :It is not Qandeel's father's "revenge" on his sons. He is seeking justice for the horrid killing of his daughter who was supporting her family! How many more before Pakistan wakes up? PM Bhutto was also murdered, just like Sabeen Mehmud, just like Governor Taseer--and many more!

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Agha Ata

Jul 17, 2016 09:25pm

It is indeed a very big tragedy. Qandeel Baloch had a good life ahead and a lot of ambitions, she was a pioneer, a strong step of evolution, she stretched the imagination of younger people, and set an example for change. Change is the only best thing we can do to evolve or to exist. Now she is gone. It is indeed a very big tragedy! :

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aslam shaikh1

Jul 17, 2016 10:39pm

Poor guy's source of income is gone.

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aslam shaikh1

Jul 17, 2016 10:38pm

@PakCanuck she had a very high paying job as CEO

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Samad Chaudhry London

Jul 17, 2016 11:47pm

Brave father. May your daughter rest in peace

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Satyameva Jayate

Jul 18, 2016 01:16am

Let us not feel sorry. We need to be ANGRY. VERY Angry.

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Let justice prevail

Jul 18, 2016 06:51pm

She has been on the social media for along time, Why was the brother enraged now. The case is not that simple, it aggravated after Mulana Qavi's case, he & his followers May have something to do by emotionally pressurisinng the brother to take this drastic step. Police should also investigate the journalists who all of a sudden started digging her past and brought her husband's to limelight. No doubt her brother stangled her, but there is a wider angle of revenge, scheming and hyporicy.

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