Getting away with murder in Pakistan


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Siddiqi, a lawyer who was stabbed 23 times and left for dead by her ex-boyfriend, said her legal case was "delayed so much that we were actually on the verge of giving up". Photos: AFP

When social media star Qandeel Baloch was strangled by her brother for unapologetically challenging Pakistan's attitudes towards women, activists fought for her murder to trigger a new era of justice over so-called "honour" killings.

Her killer's release in February, less than three years into a life sentence, has instead underlined how the country's legal system still allows for men to abuse, rape and murder women with impunity.

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