US-born teenager murdered by father in Pakistan over TikTok content
Anwar ul-Haq confessed to shooting his 15-year-old daughter after she continued with her ‘objectionable’ posts
A man who had recently brought his family back to Pakistan from the United States has confessed to shooting dead his teenage daughter, motivated by his disapproval of her TikTok content.
The shooting happened on a street in the southwestern city of Quetta on Tuesday. The suspect, Anwar ul-Haq, initially said that unidentified gunmen shot and killed his American-born, 15-year-old daughter before he confessed to the crime, police official Babar Baloch said.
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