She also said that many organizations, people and media groups were calling her to feature in their shows to increase their own ratings.įollowing the June 2016 meeting with Qawi, Qandeel held a press conference and reported that she received death threats both from him and from others, and demanded police protection from the state. In an interview with controversial anchor Mubashir Luqman, Baloch named Sunny Leone, Rakhi Sawant and Poonam Pandey as her inspirations. The week before she died, she released a music video entitled Ban, which mocked the restrictions placed on women in the country. Īs her media presence grew, Baloch began to use her position to comment on women's position in Pakistani society.
Some Indian media compared her to Poonam Pandey. She released a teaser on social media, which became popular, but Pakistan lost the match. Ī previous stunt which became popular on social media was her promise to strip dance for her followers and to dedicate her dance to cricketer Shahid Afridi if Pakistan won the Twenty20 match against India on 19 March 2016. She would mostly be on talk shows debating with religious scholars on her western and controversial acts and lifestyle.
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She appeared on various popular Pakistani TV shows with senior anchors such as Mubashir Lucman. The meeting led to the Mufti being suspended from his position from one of Pakistan's religious committees, and to Baloch being a regular on popular Pakistani current affairs and news programmes. She also wore a hat with the Mufti's signature. In June 2016, Baloch met senior cleric Mufti Abdul Qawi at a hotel to learn more about her faith the interaction between them brought about mayhem on social media platforms, as their photos became popular online. She also served as digital manager at Neptuner Web Solutions. She started to appear on Pakistani talk shows regularly by 2014, either to perform songs or to discuss her rising social media popularity. Some international news media compared her to Kim Kardashian however, local commentators stated that she was more significant than Kardashian, as Baloch "went against the norms of society" and lived life on her own terms. They also featured dubbing social media site dubsmash and became widely popular among Indian and Pakistani youth alike. Her catchphrases became popular and were humorously adopted by Pakistani youth. Her most popular videos were those of her with her catchphrase "How em luking?" (How am I looking?) and those of her saying "Maire sar mai pain ho raha hai" (my head hurts) in a funny and catchy tone. These were considered bold and outrageous by the largely conservative Pakistani community.
Career īaloch's fame was based on her social media posts – pictures, videos and comments. Before her rise to fame, her first job was as a bus hostess. Growing up, she was interested in her studies, as well as acting and singing. She came from an underprivileged family, the daughter of Anwar Bibi and Muhammad Azeem, who scratched a living from local farming. Qandeel was born on 1 March 1990 in Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab. Her brother Waseem Azeem confessed to the murder saying she was "bringing disrepute" to the "family's honour". ĭuring the evening of 15 July 2016, Qandeel was strangled to death while she slept in her parents' house in Multan. She was one of the top 10 most searched for persons on the internet in Pakistan and both celebrated and criticised for the content of her videos and posts. īaloch first received recognition from the media in 2013, when she auditioned for Pakistan Idol her audition became popular and she became an Internet celebrity. Azeem rose to prominence due to her videos on social networks discussing her daily routine, her rights as a Pakistani woman, and various controversial issues. She was the country's first social media celebrity. Social media celebrity, model, actress, singerįouzia Azeem ( Urdu: فوزیہ عظیم 1 March 1990 – 15 July 2016), known by her stage name Qandeel Baloch ( Urdu: قندیل بلوچ), was a Pakistani model, actress, social media celebrity and activist.
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