Police: Pakistani Father Admits Killing Teen Over TikTok Videos.
A father killed his teenage daughter in Pakistan because she posted TikTok videos he disliked, police told the BBC Thursday.
Anwar ul-Haq shot his daughter Hira in Quetta after moving his family back from the United States. He first blamed unknown attackers before confessing to the crime.
Police charged ul-Haq with murder and arrested his brother-in-law. The family lived in the US for 25 years before returning to Pakistan. Hira, aged 13 or 14, made TikTok posts that her family called "objectionable."
"The family objected to her dressing, lifestyle, and social gathering," a police spokesman said. Officials are investigating whether this was an honor killing.
Human rights groups report hundreds of honor killings each year in Pakistan. Most victims are women, killed by relatives claiming to protect family honor.
Pakistan changed its laws in 2016. Anyone found guilty of honor killing faces life in prison. Before this change, killers could avoid jail if the victim's family pardoned them.
Recent cases show the ongoing problem. In 2023, an Italian court jailed a Pakistani couple for killing their daughter, who refused an arranged marriage. In 2016, social media star Qandeel Baloch died in an honor killing. Her brother confessed but won his appeal in 2022.
Police hold Hira's locked phone as evidence in the case.
A father killed his teenage daughter in Pakistan because she posted TikTok videos he disliked, police told the BBC Thursday.
Anwar ul-Haq shot his daughter Hira in Quetta after moving his family back from the United States. He first blamed unknown attackers before confessing to the crime.
Police charged ul-Haq with murder and arrested his brother-in-law. The family lived in the US for 25 years before returning to Pakistan. Hira, aged 13 or 14, made TikTok posts that her family called "objectionable."
"The family objected to her dressing, lifestyle, and social gathering," a police spokesman said. Officials are investigating whether this was an honor killing.
Human rights groups report hundreds of honor killings each year in Pakistan. Most victims are women, killed by relatives claiming to protect family honor.
Pakistan changed its laws in 2016. Anyone found guilty of honor killing faces life in prison. Before this change, killers could avoid jail if the victim's family pardoned them.
Recent cases show the ongoing problem. In 2023, an Italian court jailed a Pakistani couple for killing their daughter, who refused an arranged marriage. In 2016, social media star Qandeel Baloch died in an honor killing. Her brother confessed but won his appeal in 2022.
Police hold Hira's locked phone as evidence in the case.
