Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Qandeel Baloch's death has sparked a debate in Pakistan over "honour killings" 
 
 The father of Qandeel Baloch has spoken out in support of his daughter, after she was killed by her brother, Pakistani media report. 
 
 "She supported all of us, including my son who killed her," Mohammad Azeem told reporters, according to Dawn newspaper. 
 
 Ms Baloch's brother said he drugged and strangled her because she "dishonoured the family". 
 
 The controversial social media celebrity was buried on Sunday. 
 
 Ms Baloch, 26, whose real name was Fauzia Azeem, gained notoriety for posting suggestive or outspoken photographs, comments and videos on social media. She recently caused controversy by posting pictures of herself alongside a Muslim cleric. 
 
 Her death has sparked a debate over "honour killings" and what is acceptable behaviour online for women in Pakistan. 
 
 How the murder reflects a divided country 
 
 Image caption Ms Baloch appeared alongside a Muslim cleric in images uploaded on to social media 
 
 Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Ms Baloch's mother mourned beside her body 
 
 Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Media reports said Ms Baloch's parents were afraid to collect her body for burial because they thought their son might harm them too 
 
 Ms Baloch, who was also a model and actress, was killed at her family home in Multan early on Saturday. Her 25-year-old brother Waseem was arrested and confessed to the murder. 
 
 He said he decided to kill her after she uploaded images of her posing with the Muslim cleric, which were widely shared online. 
 
 Qandeel Baloch - in her own words 
 
 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Qandeel Baloch spoke to the BBC earlier this year 
 
 "I believe I am a modern day feminist. I believe in equality. I need not to choose what type of women should be. I don't think there is any need to label ourselves just for sake of society. I am just a women with free thoughts free mindset and I LOVE THE WAY I AM." (Facebook, 14 July) 
 
 Love me or hate me both are in my favour. If you love me I Will always be in your heart, if you hate me I'll always be in ur mind (Facebook, 3 July) 
 
 Ms Baloch's funeral was held near her family home in Dera Ghazi Khan, about 130km from Multan. Media reports said thousands of people attended, including rights campaigners. She was buried at her ancestral graveyard. 
 
 Ms Baloch's parents lodged a report with police accusing her brother of killing her, and another brother of being complicit, according to Dawn. 
 
 He said his sons were unhappy over "her achievements" and turned against her even though she supported them, the paper added. 
 
 The residents of her village also condemned the killing. 

 LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A prominent Muslim cleric in Pakistan who was censured for appearing in “selfie” photographs with murdered social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch is being investigated in connection with her killing, police said on Monday. 
 
 Baloch, 26, described as Pakistan’s Kim Kardashian, divided opinion in the deeply conservative Muslim society with her risqué photos. Her murder on Friday has shocked the country and sparked fresh debate about so-called honor killings. 
 
 Baloch’s brother, Muhammad Waseem, told media he drugged and strangled his sister as she had violated their family’s honor with her social media posts, including a series of selfies with cleric Abdul Qavi last month. 
 
 One video appears to show her sitting on Qavi’s lap. 
 
 Police said Qavi, who was suspended from a prominent Muslim council after the photographs were published, was also part of their investigation into her murder. 
 
 “We have decided to widen the scope of the investigation and include Mufti Abdul Qavi in the probe,” Azhar Ikram, the police chief in the town of Multan, where Baloch was killed, told Reuters. 
 
 Qavi has denied any involvement in Baloch’s murder but told Reuters on Monday he would present himself to police for questioning if summoned. 
 
 Qavi told media on Saturday Baloch’s death should serve as an example for others who tried to malign the clergy, though he also stated that he had “forgiven her”. 
 
 Baloch, who described herself as a modern day feminist, was unapologetic about her bid to push the boundaries of acceptability for women and change “the typical orthodox mindset” of Pakistanis. 
 
 Social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch, who was strangled in what appeared to be an "honour killing," in Multan, Pakistan, is pictured in a selfie on her Facebook page. Qandeel Baloch/Facebook/via Reuters 
 
 Her pictures and videos outraged religious conservatives who viewed her as a disgrace to the cultural values of Islam and Pakistan. Others hailed her as a “feminist icon”. 
 
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 Police were also investigating Baloch’s other brother, Muhammad Aslam, who is a junior army officer, Ikram said. 
 
 More than 500 people - almost all of them women - die in “honor killings” in Pakistan every year, usually at the hands of relatives acting over a perception “shame” has been brought on the family. 
 
 Governments have deplored the practice but done little to stop it. Many Pakistanis have called for the passage of an anti-honor killing law aimed at closing a loophole that allows family members to forgive those responsible for such killings. 
 
 After Baloch’s death her father, Muhammad Azeem, filed a police report against both his sons, alleging Aslam had encouraged Waseem to carry out the killing. 
 
 Police have declined to comment on Aslam’s role and he was not available for comment on Monday. 
 
 Baloch built a modeling career on the back of her social media fame and was the family breadwinner. 
 
 “She was my son, not a daughter. I have lost my son,” Baloch’s father said, according to the English-language Dawn newspaper. “She supported all of us, including my son who killed her.” 
 
 An ambulance carries the body of social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch who was strangled in what appeared to be an "honour killing," in Multan, Pakistan July 16, 2016. REUTERS/Online News 
 
 Azeem was also not available for comment. 
 
 After the outcry over the selfies with Qavi, Baloch held a news conference and appealed to the interior ministry to provide her with security. No help was provided. 

 A man who has admitted killing his sister, a Pakistani social media star, in the name of his family’s “honour” will not be able to use so-called blood money laws to evade punishment after police took the rare step of becoming the complainant in the case. 
 
 
 
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 A formal investigation had already been launched against Waseem Azeem, 25, who told a press conference on Saturday that he drugged his sister Qandeel Baloch and strangled her while she was sleeping. He said he did it because she “brought dishonour on the family name”. 
 
 But on Monday police took over from the woman’s father, Mohammad Azeem, as the main complainant in the case. The step will make it impossible for the family to take advantage of Pakistan’s sharia-inspired laws that allow close relatives of murder victims to forgive killers. 
 
 Although Baloch’s father had already said he would press charges against his son, some observers feared Waseem Azeem would ultimately walk free from a case that has sharply divided opinion in Pakistan. 
 
 Qandeel Baloch in an image posted to her Facebook page. Photograph: Facebook/Qandeel Baloch 
 
 There has been widespread support for Waseem on social media with many Pakistanis sharing his anger towards Baloch, whose real name was Fauzia Azeem, and who had become famous with risque Facebook videos and selfies. 
 
 Baloch, 26, once promised to strip on camera if the national team won a cricket tournament. Her unabashed breaking of taboos in a religiously conservative country made her a hero to some. But she left others infuriated, particularly when she posted selfies with Abdul Qavi, a leading cleric who lost his prestigious position on a “moon sighting” committee because of the scandal. 
 
 On Sunday police announced that Qavi, who was accused by Baloch’s mother of inciting Waseem Azeem, would also be investigated. 
 
 Facebook Twitter Pinterest Pakistani activists carry placards during a protest in Islamabad on Monday following the murder of Qandeel Baloch. Photograph: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images 
 
 Tahira Abdullah, a rights activist, questioned the police move to become a complainant, saying the law needed to be entirely reformed to ban the tradition of effectively dropping murder charges, which often involves the payment of blood money. 
 
 “The loopholes in the law must be closed,” she said. “There cannot be any compromise, waiver or forgiveness.” 
 
 Critics say it has helped encourage the practice of killing women and girls who were thought to have dishonoured their families, often for getting married without their permission. 
 
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 The Pakistan Human Rights Commission estimates that more than 3,000 women were killed in “honour” cases between 2008 and 2014. The Aurat Foundation rights group claims that 1,000 women a year were killed. 
 
 In February the Pakistani prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, vowed to reform the law after a documentary about honour killing was nominated for an Oscar, but no action has yet been taken.
– Pakistan's so-called blood-money laws won't help Waseem Azeem avoid punishment in the death of his sister, 26-year-old fashion model and social media star Qandeel Baloch. That's because police took the "rare step" of becoming the main complainant in the case, the Guardian reports. Under the "sharia-inspired" blood-money laws, relatives of victims have the power to forgive killers. Azeem admitted to drugging and strangling his sister on Saturday because she "brought dishonor on the family name." It was Baloch's father who filed a police report against Azeem and another son, Muhammad Aslam, after his daughter's death, Reuters reports. However, per the Guardian, some were concerned that Azeem would ultimately get away with the killing even though his father had vowed to press charges. Also being investigated in the case is Abdul Qavi, according to reports. According to the Guardian, Baloch's mother says the prominent Muslim cleric encouraged Azeem. Last month, Reuters reports, Baloch posted photos to social media in which she posed with Qavi, who was subsequently censured. Qavi has denied involvement and said he had "forgiven her," though he also said her death should be an example to others who attempt to "malign the clergy," per Reuters. As for Aslam, Baloch's father says Aslam encouraged his brother to kill their sister, but police are not commenting on his alleged role. According to Reuters and the BBC, Baloch's father told a local English-language newspaper that his daughter was the family's breadwinner: "She was my son, not a daughter. I have lost my son. She supported all of us, including my son who killed her."