Photos: Pakistani Instagram star Qandeel Baloch ‘strangled in honour killing by her brother for posting raunchy clips and photos’

A Pakistani social media celebrity whose raunchy selfies sparked outrage in the Muslim country has allegedly been strangled by her brother in an ‘honour killing’.Qandeel Baloch, 26, who was condemned by conservatives, was found dead near the city of Multan where she was visiting her parentsduring Eid on Friday, police chiefs said.

Police suspect Miss Baloch’s brother Waseem of killing the model and said he is on the run. He had allegedly been threatening her to stop posting photos and videos on Facebook.

‘Qandeel Baloch has been killed, she was strangled to death by her brother. Apparently it was an incident of honour killing,’ Sultan Azam, senior police officer in Multan, said. 

Miss Baloch had travelled with her family from the southern port city of Karachi to Muzzafarabad village in central Punjab province for the recent Eid holiday.

‘The brother was also there last night and the family told us that he strangled her to death,’ Azhar Akram, another senior police official in Multan told AFP.

Up to 100 officers were gathered outside her family’s home in Muzzafarabad, preventing neighbours from gathering. Fiveambulances were also parked nearby.