
She also said that many organizations, people and media groups were calling her to feature in their shows to increase their own ratings. The week before she died, she released a music video entitled Ban, which mocked the restrictions placed on women in the country.In an interview with controversial anchor Mubashir Luqman, Baloch named Sunny Leone, Rakhi Sawant and Poonam Pandey as her inspirations. Some Indian media compared her with Poonam Pandey at this point due to her controversial personality.Īs her media presence grew, Baloch began to use her position to comment on women’s position in Pakistani society. She released a teaser on social media, which went viral, but Pakistan lost the match. The meeting led to the Mufti being suspended from his position on one of Pakistan’s religious committees.Ī previous stunt which spread in social media was her promise to strip dance for her nation and to dedicate her dance to cricketer Shahid Afridi if Pakistan won the Twenty20 match against India on 19 March 2016. She also wore a hat with the Mufti’s signature. In June 2016, Baloch met senior cleric Mufti Abdul Qawi in a hotel room to learn more about her faith the interaction between them brought about mayhem on social media platforms as their photos went viral online. These were considered bold by the largely conservative Pakistani community.Some international news media compared her to Kim Kardashian however, local commentators stated that she was more significant than Kardashian, as Baloch “went against the norms of society” and lived life on her own terms. Careerīaloch’s fame was based on her social media posts – pictures, videos and comments. Early lifeīaloch was born on 1 March 1990 in Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab.



Her brother Waseem Azeem confessed to the murder saying she was “bringing disrepute” to the “family’s honour. She was one of the top 10 most searched for persons on the internet in Pakistan and both celebrated and criticised for the content of her videos and posts.ĭuring the evening of 15 July 2016, Baloch was asphyxiated while she was asleep in the house where her parents live in Multan. Baloch first received recognition from the media in 2013, when she auditioned for Pakistan Idol her audition went viral and she became an Internet celebrity.
