In Pakistan, a man in his 50s shot his teenage daughter. He allegedly committed this act because his daughter uploaded an inappropriate video on social media TikTok.
According to foreign news outlets including the Associated Press and BBC on the 31st (local time), Anwar Ul-Haq, a Pakistani man, was arrested by police on suspicion of killing his 13-year-old daughter with a gun on the 28th. Ul-Haq initially claimed it was the work of armed intruders, but later admitted to his crime.
Ul-Haq, a U.S. citizen, lived in the United States for 25 years and recently moved to Quetta, Pakistan, with his family. The police stated that the daughter, born in the U.S., had posted videos on TikTok that depicted clothing and behavior her family opposed even before moving to Pakistan.
A police official who seized the daughter's mobile phone noted that they are investigating all possibilities, including 'honor killing,' against Ul-Haq and his brother-in-law, who was arrested alongside him. In Pakistan, a conviction for honor killing can result in life imprisonment. In the past, even if a conviction was secured for honor killing, it could be avoided if the family forgave the perpetrator, but BBC reported that the intensity of the punishment has increased due to a legal amendment in 2016.