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DERA GHAZI KHAN: Azeem Khan is badly missing his daughter, social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch. She was found killed in their rented house in Multan on July 23 this year.
“Had she been alive, Qandeel would have taken me to Karachi to treat my tuberculosis and get me a prosthetic leg,” said Azeem, who recently shifted to his native town of Saddaruddin, a suburban town of Dera Ghazi Khan, from Multan. Qandeel had rented a house in Multan for her elderly parents and used to support them financially, acting as bread-winner of the family.
After Qandeel Baloch, the elderly couple has been left unattended. They could not afford paying the rent of the house and other expditures that she used to bear. For their failure to pay the rent, both Azeem and his wife have returned to their native town.
He says they feel they are not welcome to the village, alleging they had received threats from Zafar, also a co-accused in the murder case.
After her murder, they face financial onstraints, threats
Qandeel’s brother Waseem, along with Haq Nawaz, is in jail facing trial for the murder of his sister. He alleged the murderers had also stolen Rs200,000 and the jewellery of Qandeel and his own Rs40,000 from the house.
He had no money to shift Qandeel’s body to the village in a vehicle on that fateful day.
He said in fact Zaffar had instigated Waseem to kill Qandeel and for that reason, he sent Haq Nawaz to help Waseem to kill Qandeel. The court granted bail to Zafar in the case last month.
Azeem has no sources to attend court proceedings; he comes to know about the proceedings of the murder case through newspapers. He says it disturbs him that the chalan of the case is still incomplete.
Some local philanthropists provide food to Azeem and his wife.
Their counsel in the case, Syed Safdar Shah, said Azeem and his wife were not being taken care of by their sons after the murder of Qandeel.
Published in Dawn October 4th, 2016
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Deserve help. Philanthropists are appealed to extend help to this family.
Now Qandeel's brother who killed her felt honour???as his parents are totally depended upon others for food and basic needs.and Pakistani court systems are very loose they maybe release Waseem too whenever his self confession about killing Qandeel Baloch.I request to dawn to publish her parents details of contacts as many other philontrophist will be help them during such worst times
Very sad.
Irony, irony. Such a slap on the face of our so-called morally superior society.
No help for Old helpless people, no old homes, poverty everywhere. Wake up, PM.
She provided for and financially supported her family... Guess, she was better than many so called moralists
Wen baloch was working they had some honour issues.. Sad But what about this Their parents are suffering This they don't take as honour problem?? Sick of such mentality
What a shame on the state, one the bread winner is murdered, the other they do not get justice, moreover the parents cannot afford to live life in peace. What a Shame !!!
So where are all the social media supporters and human rights activists now?
i know none of the so called honorable(sic) People will help poor parent, that person killed Qandil for so called honour/dishonour, but will never find honour in helping his parents. how some people are still directly or indirectly supporting her killers are beyond my understanding.
What misguided honoyr brings.
v sad as what she doing was her personal matter but she aimed to take her family out of this poverty through her social media modelling and now who and how long someone will take care of her poor and support-less parents.
And people pray to have sons always.
Where are those people who raised hue and cry over petty issues in Media. Now Qandeel's parent need help and they have already cashed their voice over her murder.
@roohdaar neither she and nor her family belongs to baloch cast as she already confessed about it .. well every tribe has its own values for the traditions as far as honor concerned balochs are well known ! but being a human i can also feel the pain of her parents , they are facing such trouble. as i m also praying for their relief !
LL"What a shame on the state, one the bread winner is murdered, the other they do not get justice, moreover the parents cannot afford to live life in peace. What a Shame " LL it is not the State that should be ashamed of this but it is the society in which they live.
Painful. But there are several and many many families having these kind of financial issues, its not only happening with this family . So everyone reading should support the people around his/her surrounding . However govt should make some pension for this kind of families who's financial supported is got murder and aged parents just helpless.
Sir
This is a very tragic scenario from all sides. A talented young woman who could not get a respectable job had to succumb to the temptation of glitz and glamour to support her family only to be brutally murdered by her own siblings.
Let us ponder and make a commitment to let others find a respectable means of earning and support others in distress . In this way we will please our creator and the society we live will become more humane.
Thanks
@UFO Exactly.
@UFO ahhh...they have several useless sons, you should be asking where they are and have been for years! You cant even tjink straight.
Good to know - Parents need her & her money now
KARMA
@Immz I fully agree with you.
May she rest in peace.
In a way all of us responsible for her death.
May she rest in peace.
In a way all of us responsible for her death.
To hell with honor.why we the Pakistani take God's work in our hands.who are we to judge.let God do God's work.my heart goes out to them.
This is so very sad and tragic. Is anyone aware if there is any reliable way in which one can make a contribution to help Qandeel's parents?