'I wonder how long it will take us to recognise that we shouldn't let ourselves off the hook, that our social structure is rotten & works against people like Qandeel who wish to make something of themselves on their own terms.' SanamMKhi ia BBCNews
Her brother Waseem is able to appeal against the sentence. His lawyer, Sardar Mehmood, told news agency AFP that he hoped Waseem Baloch would be"acquitted by a high court".
Online, there was anger for Ms Baloch. Many described their reaction to the verdict as"bittersweet", and expressed fear that - despite the conviction - things may not change for women in Pakistan.
But while there may be a sense of relief among quarters sensitive to human and women's rights, the twists and turns that afflicted Qandeel's parents are a sad reflection of life in rural Pakistan.Qandeel Baloch was Pakistan's first social media star. She was born Fouzia Azeem, and came from a poor family in a town about 400km south-west of Lahore.
Following her rise to fame in 2014, it emerged that she had been married as a teenager and had a child. But she claimed her husband was a"savage man" who abused her and she fled with her son, residing for some time in a refuge.Qandeel Baloch had a reputation for being Pakistan's first social media celebrity
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