US EditionTeenage TikTok star’s murder leaves Pakistani women questioning whether any safe spaces exist – online or on the street
- Pakistani teenage TikTok star Sana Yousaf was shot dead at her Islamabad home on June 2, the eve of her 17th birthday.
- Her murder took place less than two weeks after the nation’s highest court confirmed the death sentence for Zahir Jaffer, underscoring the persistent issue of violence against women.
- Police arrested 22-year-old TikToker Omar Hayat within 20 hours in Faisalabad, accusing him of killing Sana after she repeatedly refused his advances.
- The Digital Rights Foundation condemned victim-blaming, stating it normalizes abuse and shifts accountability from perpetrators to women.
- First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari condemned the killing, urging girls not to be silenced and emphasizing the need to challenge violence rooted in male entitlement.
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'Don’t let them silence you': Aseefa denounces Sana Yousaf’s killing
Social media influencer Sana Yousaf and MNA Aseefa Bhutto Zardari . —Instagram/@sanayousaf22/Facebook/@AseefaBZofficial/FileFirst Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday denounced the killing of Sana Yousaf in Islamabad earlier this month, on the eve of her 17th birthday.MNA Aseefa offered...
Teenage TikTok star’s murder leaves Pakistani women questioning whether any safe spaces exist – online or on the street
When Sana Yousaf turned 17, she posted a video of her birthday celebrations to more than a million followers on TikTok. Less than 24 hours later, Sana was dead.
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By Amina Bibi “If you wish to know how civilized a culture is, look at how they treat its women.” — Bacha Khan There are moments when I take pride in the country of my birth, Pakistan. As a woman, I no longer live under government-mandated restrictions like those enforced during the Zia era, on …
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