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Tuesday, October 21, 2025
TopicQandeel Baloch

Topic: Qandeel Baloch

Pakistanis relieved Noor Mukadam’s killer got death, unlike Qandeel Baloch case

Author Salman Rashid said he is convinced Jaffer will walk free because of the wealth and tremendous influence his family has in Pakistan.

Pakistani society will keep falling in on itself, acquittal of Qandeel Baloch’s killer shows

Some societies give themselves away: at the heart of the Qandeel outrage wasn’t character; it was class.

Qandeel Baloch case Pakistan’s acid test for blood money law. Acquittal shows it has failed

Men in Pakistan will tell you how bad Valentine's Day is and how we should observe haya sharam. They will conveniently ignore femicide, said a Pakistani.

Pakistan had a rough week. TikTok star slaps a mufti and army chief lines up for omelette

Bigg Boss-watching Mufti Abdul Qavi is no stranger to controversy in Pakistan. His life is a cocktail of deen, desire and disaster.

Two Pakistani women demanded rights — one irked the mullahs, other was killed

In Fearless, Amneh Shaikh-Farooqui writes about the stories of Pakistani women achievers like Asma Jahangir and Qandeel Baloch who challenged patriarchy.

Pakistanis happily convert girls to Islam but love marriage faces honour killing axe

Three years on, justice in Qandeel Baloch’s honour killing case remains due despite her brother’s boastful confession of murder.

Book on Qandeel Baloch reveals how her sexuality both intrigued & disgusted Pakistan

‘The sensational life & death of Qandeel Baloch’ takes readers through the life of the Pakistan diva killed for trying to live on her own terms.

Qandeel Baloch was right, Pakistan will never have another diva like her

Qandeel Baloch she was not afraid to call out the hypocrisy of the society she lived in. Sanam Meher, in this excerpt from her book 'The Sensational Life and Death of Qandeel Baloch' talks of the fierce Pakistani actor.

On Camera

Over five decades, 300 films—Asrani outlasted noise of stardom through character acting

He was the bridge connecting the era of legendary actors like Bachchan and Khanna in the 70s, Govinda and Salman Khan in the 90s, and even later, in films like Malamaal Weekly and Dhamaal.

What’s keeping homegrown consulting firms from taking on Big 4? Here’s what ICAI chief has to say

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India president Charanjot Singh Nanda, a stakeholder in govt's plans to promote home-grown consulting firms, speaks on what is holding back domestic firms.

Precise & proven: The Tomahawk, America’s prized missile wanted by Kyiv & feared by Kremlin

After initially showing interest in supplying the long-range missile to Ukraine, Trump appeared hesitant following his meeting with Zelenskyy, a day after his phone call with Putin.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.