The first lady and member of the National Assembly (MNA) Asefa Bhutto Zardari condemned the brutal murder of Sana Yousaf on Tuesday, who was killed on the eve of her 17th anniversary, in Islamabad.
Calling this a brutal reminder of the violence that women and girls are confronted simply to assert their rights, Asefa has exercised its condolences to the family of Sana, the community of Chitral and all those who cry this insane loss.
“Sana was only a girl – with ambition, with dreams, with a life in front of her,” said the first lady. “She had the right to live freely and safely. What happened to her was not only an act of violence – it was a punishment to say no. And that should horrify each of us.”
The young social media influencer was killed at her house in Islamabad on June 2 by a young person who had contacted her several times online and has recourse to violence during the rejection.
The 22 -year -old man – also a tiktker who spent hours strolling outside Sana’s home – was arrested for suspicion of his murder within 24 hours of crime.
Sana had more than 800,000 subscribers on Tiktok, a very popular social media platform in Pakistan, where she published labial synchronization videos, care advice and promotional content for beauty products and clothing brands.
Asefa stressed that violence resulting from male law is neither new nor rare – and should no longer be tolerated under the guise of culture or tradition.
“This state of mind that the rejection of a woman is an insult, that her choices must be controlled – it’s old, it’s cruel and that it kills our daughters. My mother, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto, broke these walls with her own strength. She did not drive – she opened doors for millions of women to follow. And we owe it to her inheritance, and to young women like Sana, to open it. ” And we owe it to her inheritance, and to young women like Sana, to keep these doors.
Addressing the wave of online abuse intended for Sana after his death, Asefa rejected the idea that the use of social media or self -expression could ever be used to justify violence.
“There is nothing – no application, no photo, no video – which excuses murder. It is disturbing to see people use the presence of Sana Tiktok to explain his death. If it is logic, do we say millions of girls through Pakistan are also in danger? This kind of thought is not just dangerous – it’s inhuman.”
She closed with a message of solidarity and challenge to young women across the country.
“To each girl who watches this overtake – do not let them silence. You have the right to dream, to speak, to exist without fear. Do not back up. If you do, they win. But if we continue to move forward together, we will shape a country where girls are not blamed for their own death, but celebrated for their lives. ”