According to police, investigators said the father killed his 16-year-old daughter "for honor" and the victim's family initially tried to portray the murder as a suicide.

Pakistan police on Friday said a father shot dead his daughter after she refused to delete her account on popular video-sharing app TikTok.

In the Muslim-majority country, women can be subjected to violence by family members for not following strict rules on how to behave in public, including in online spaces.

“The girl’s father had asked her to delete her TikTok account. On refusal, he killed her,” a police spokesperson told AFP.

According to a police report shared with AFP, investigators said the father killed his 16-year-old daughter on Tuesday “for honor.” He was subsequently arrested.

  • nebulaone@lemmy.worldEnglish
    167·
    1 day ago

    Must have been one of those fanatic atheists again, right? They are evil and probably worship Satan. /s

      • ikt@aussie.zoneEnglish
        61·
        1 day ago

        I have no doubt the atheists of USSR were inspired by the writings of Richard Dawkins, his seminal book “The Selfish Gene” was likely what inspired the killings