The state on Thursday filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against the acquittal in the Qandeel Baloch murder case.
Parliamentary Secretary for Law Maleeka Bokhari, in a tweet, said that the state had filed an appeal giving the Supreme Court of Pakistan an opportunity to set a precedent.
She further said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan continues to stand for the protection of the rights of women and girls.
On February 14, Lahore High Court’s Multan bench abolished the life imprisonment Waseem Azeem, brother of slain Qandeel Baloch, after witnesses deviated from their statements in the trial court and Qandeel’s mother submitted a reconciliation agreement stipulating parental pardon.
Waseem was accused of strangulating his sister in the name of honour. He was arrested in July 2016 and awarded life imprisonment on September 27, 2019, by a court in Multan. At a news conference in 2016, Waseem had admitted that he strangled his 26-year-old sister due to her social media activities.
