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Police: US-born girl killed by father in Pakistan after TikTok videos

Pakistani police reported that a man who brought his family from the United States back to Pakistan on Wednesday admitted to killing his teenage daughter because he disapproved of her TikTok contents.

The shooting took place on a street of Quetta, a city in southwest Pakistan. Anwar ul-Haq initially claimed that unidentified gunmen killed his 15-year-old American-born daughter, before he confessed, Babar Baloch, a police official, said.

Zohaib Mhsin, a police investigator, stated that "our investigation has so far found that the family objected to her dress, lifestyle and social gathering", another police investigator. We have her mobile. He said, "It is locked." "We are investigating all aspects including honour killing."

Baloch stated that the family recently returned to Balochistan, a province of Pakistan dominated by Muslims, with conservative social values, after living in the United States.

The officer confirmed that the suspect is a U.S. citizen. Haq told him that his daughter had created "objectionable content" on TikTok, a social media platform, when she was living in the United States.

He said that she continued to upload videos to the platform even after she returned to Pakistan. Baloch claimed that the brother-in law of the main suspect had been arrested for the murder.

The police said that Haq had been charged with murder. The police did not provide any proof of Haq’s U.S. Citizenship except the suspect's testimony. They also declined to confirm whether the U.S. Embassy had been informed about the incident.

His family refused to comment on a request for comments.

In Pakistan, which has a population of 241 millions people, more than 54 million use TikTok. In recent years, the government has repeatedly blocked TikTok due to its content moderation.

Islamabad has been requesting that social media platforms remove content it deems "obscene" for some time now.

According to the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, over 1,000 women die each year in Pakistan as a result of perceived "honour" damage.

This could include eloping with a man, posting content on social media, fraternising or other actions that violate conservative values for women.

(source: Reuters)