LAHORE (REUTERS) – A Pakistan court on Friday (Sept 27) convicted the brother of social media star Qandeel Baloch of her murder, a 2016 killing that sparked a change in laws and ignited fierce debate over the prevalence of “honour killings” of women.
A court in the eastern city of Multan found Muhammad Waseem guilty of the murder and sentenced him to life imprisonment, his lawyer told Reuters.
“Waseem has been given life in prison,” the lawyer, Mr Sardar Mehboob, told Reuters by phone, shortly a…