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  • Pakistan court acquits man who killed sister after parents’ pardon

    02/14/2022 9:50:09 PM PST · by BenLurkin · 10 replies
    The Guardian ^ | Mon 14 Feb 2022 12.26 EST
    A Pakistani man sentenced to life in prison in 2019 for strangling his sister, a model on social media, has been acquitted of murder after his parents pardoned him under Islamic law. Waseem Azeem was arrested in 2016 after he confessed to killing Qandeel Baloch, 26, for posting what he called “shameful” pictures on Facebook. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison but his parents had sought his release, said Sardar Mahboob, a lawyer who represents Azeem and his family. Islamic law in Pakistan allows a murder victim’s family to pardon a convicted killer. Baloch rose...