A Pakistani father has been arrested for killing his teenage daughter after she refused to stop uploading TikTok videos, which he considered inappropriate, police reported on Thursday.
The suspect, a man in his 50s, had recently returned from the United States with his family to settle in Quetta, Pakistan, according to local police chief Babar Baloch. Earlier this week, he shot and killed his daughter after she refused to dress modestly and stop sharing content on TikTok.
Police are treating the case as a suspected honour killing, a crime that remains prevalent in Pakistan, particularly among close relatives such as fathers, brothers, and sons.
According to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), approximately 1,000 women are murdered each year in the country under the pretext of protecting family honour.
Despite Pakistan passing a 2016 law to partially restrict legal loopholes that allow killers to escape punishment, rights groups, including Amnesty International, argue that the changes have not been enough to curb the practice.
Many honour killing perpetrators evade justice due to a controversial Islamic clause in Pakistani law that allows victims’ relatives to pardon the murderer.
Activists continue to demand stronger legal protections to prevent such gender-based violence.
Authorities have confirmed that the father is in custody, and further investigations are ongoing.