
PAKISTANI MAN MURDERS DAUGHTER OVER TIKTOK VIDEOS
A father in Pakistan fatally shot his teenage daughter after she posted videos on TikTok that he deemed inappropriate, according to police reports on Thursday.
The man, in his 50s, had recently returned with his family from the US to settle in Quetta, a city in southwestern Pakistan, said local police chief Babar Baloch.
The father, now in police custody, admitted to shooting his daughter earlier this week after she refused to dress more modestly and stop sharing videos on TikTok that the family considered “indecent,” Baloch added.
Authorities are investigating the incident as an honour killing. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan reports that around 1,000 women are killed annually by relatives such as fathers, brothers, and sons, under the guise of protecting family honour.
In many cases, the perpetrators escape justice due to a controversial Islamic legal provision that permits victims’ relatives to forgive the offender, according to Amnesty International. While Pakistan passed a law in 2016 to partially eliminate this provision, it has not been sufficient to stop the practice, as noted by the HRCP.
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