In an unusual move, Pakistan Government on Tuesday turned plaintiff in the high-profile murder case of social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch, barring her family from pardoning her brother who has confessed to have strangulated her for ‘honour’.
Section 311 of the Pakistan Penal Code have been added to the FIR, meaning ‘qisas’ or pardoning cannot take place, Capital Police Officer (CPO) Azhar Akram said.
With the state becoming the plaintiff, Qandeel’s father would not be able to forgive his son Muhammad Waseem and other suspects for his daughter’s murder if at any point he decided to do so, the CPO was quoted as saying by the Express Tribune on Tuesday.
Akram also said police were investigating all others who were in contact with the model before she was murdered, including her parents.