Qandeel Baloch murder: Pardoning of killers impossible as state becomes complainant

Parents of the social media starlet have also been included in the investigation, police say

DERA GHAZI KHAN/ MULTAN: Police confirmed on Monday that Section 311 had been added to the Qandeel Baloch's murder case, barring the family from pardoning the killer.

According to Capital Police Officer (CPO) Azhar Akram, Section 311 had been added to the FIR, meaning qisas or pardoning cannot take place.

The social media celebrity was strangled to death by her brother on Saturday in the name of 'honour'.

With the state becoming the plaintiff, Qandeel's father would not be able to forgive his son Muhammad Waseem and other suspects for his daughter's murder if at any point he decided to do so, the CPO explained.



Waseem, after being arrested on Monday, brazenly said he had no regrets because his sister Fauzia Azeem had ‘dishonoured the family’ by making a controversial video with Mufti Abdul Qavi.

The CPO said police were investigating all others who were in contact with the model before she was murdered, including her parents.

Section 109 has already been included in the FIR while Qandeel's other brother Aslam Shaheen will also be investigated.



The social media star's cousin Zulfiqar aka Zulfi is already under police custody.

Akram said there was no proof of Mufti Abdul Qawi's involvement in the murder but they were investigating his involvement as well.

A police team earlier reached Qandeel's native Shah Sadardin area in Multan and recorded statements of her relatives.