A judge of the session court in Multan recently indicted five suspects, including cleric Mufti Abdul Qavi, in connection with the murder of Qandeel Baloch. Similar is the case of Sapna who disappeared from the scene without a clue.

A woman’s life in the country is so cheap that anyone can kill her and get away with it. Most recent case is that of Sana Cheema, an Italian citizen who, to her bad luck, visited the country of her birth but could never return to Italy. Her killers too have not been arrested.

However, nobody has raised a voice for poor Sapna. Her husband has joined the PTI and may even get party ticket to contest the next election.

Mehran Leghari
Lahore

Published in Dawn, May 21st, 2018