Pakistani capital police have arrested a man accused of being a 17 -year -old social media influential Sana Yusaf.
Yusaf, who had millions of followers on Tiktak and Instagram, shot and killed him at his home on Monday, which is the latest highlight of suspected feminine community in Pakistan.
What happened to Sana Yusuf?
According to a police report filed by Pakistani’s mother Farzana Yousaf, Pakistani News Letlet, Dawn, a police report filed by a police report, was shot dead at her home in Islamabad, local media reported.
Yusaf was shot in his chest twice and was taken to a hospital but died of his injuries, the report said.
Who is Sana Yusuf?
Yusaf is a social media influential and originally from Chitral, a 400 km (250 mile) city north of Islamabad.
As of Wednesday, her TELTOK account Had 1.1 million followers. She often postes videos that make herself a lip syncing for herself. The last video posted on her account is a collection of celebrating her birthday with her friends.
On Tuesday, Yusaf was buried in his ancestral cemetery in Chunj village of Chitral, Don reported.
What do we know about murder suspect?
On Tuesday, Inspector General of Islamabad (IGP) Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi told the media briefing that the suspect was arrested by Faisalabad, a 320 km (200 mile) south of Islamabad within 20 hours of murder.
“The accused is a 22 -year -old unemployed. He tried repeatedly to contact the victim. After refusing to respond, he was killed,” Rizvi said.
“To destroy the evidence,” the suspect took his phone with her, but the police had seized her phone and murder weapon from the suspects.
Don reported that the suspected and Yusaf had known each other for a year, referring to the unnamed sources close to the investigation. The suspect traveled to Islamabad from May 28 to 29, wishing Yusaf on her birthday, but the two were unable to meet for indefinite reasons.
Then the suspected and Yusuf then decided to meet on June 2, speaking over the phone. When the suspected Yousaf reached her home, she did not come out. However, he still succeeded in entering and an argument rose to the assassination of Yusaf.
Yusuf’s parents were not at home when the murder took place, but his aunt was in attendance.
What are the reactions to Yusaf’s assassination?
The National Commission of Women (NCSW), a statutory organization established to test the policies of the government affecting women, has demanded a detailed investigation into the crime.
“We do not let this case be buried under social stigma, false narratives or mechanisms of the procedure. This conscious assassination also highlights the weakness of women and girls in their homes. We seek justice for Sana and their family and the state expects to ensure the responsibility of the perpetrators.” “Will confirm,” said Umma Aghar, president of NCSW.
Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi confirmed the suspected arrest at the X post on Tuesday. “The dead girl’s pistol and Iphone (iPhone) have been seized by the police and the accused have accepted the murder,” he wrote. Al Jajira could not independently look at the suspected of killing Yusaf.
Well done Islamabad police. Sana Yusaf murder case has been found, the accused arrested and the arms seized within 20 hours
The incident took place in Islamabad yesterday, where a young woman was murdered by a mask. The accused were arrested just an hour ago. Police have… pic.twitter.com/jmqx9xalhm
– Mohs Naqvi (@Mohsinnquick 42) June 3, 2025
The feminine group, which organizes Pakistan’s largest annual women’s parade in many cities, said in a statement on Tuesday with the International Women’s Day on March 8 – usually on March 8th. “We, the URA Roth March March across the country, seeking justice for a 17 -year -old girl and tiktoker, who has tragically died of patriarchal violence,” the account wrote in the account.
“The patriarch is more threatened when women and gender minorities are publicly asserted in public voice and appearance by questioning stand Pat standards.
“This is exactly what happened to Sana, who was killed by a violent man who could not be answered, was not a hit. It was a planned attack. It was a planned attack. A man attacked a minor girl’s confidentiality and a man who thought he was away from it.”
Sana, who was killed by a violent person inside her own home, has no answer for him. This is not a hits of a Yadhru OM, it is a planned attack, the privacy of a minor girl and a man attacked by a man who thought he would escape from it. pic.twitter.com/auorjl3koe
– Ura Roth March – March (ARARATMARCHKI) June 3, 2025
Actor Mahaira Khan Posting a story on Instagram, Yusaf shared the news of the assassination. Khan wrote in the title that “the core is disgusted.”
How common is this kind of incident in Pakistan?
In recent years, there have been several events, including being subjected to violent crimes in the hands of young men who know young women. Many of these women also had the presence of social media in platforms such as Tictok.
“Sana Yusuf’s murder is a part of the horror, ongoing violence on Pakistan’s women, especially those who dare to exist with autonomy,” told Nighat Dad Al Jazera, executive director of the Digital Rights Foundation, Digital Rights Foundation. “These are not separate events. Contacting them is a culture that says that women are visible, freedom and no.
“There is a weak masculinity and deeply rooted in the heart of this pattern. When young women advocate borders or do not want romance or sexual progress, it is bruised by male pride, especially in a society that teaches men on women’s bodies and choices.
On January 28, Anwar ul-Haq was charged with murder after his 14-year-old daughter Hira Anwar was assaulted in Quetta, Pakistan, Quetta. A man who recently moved his family to Pakistan to Pakistan has told police that his daughter’s tiktak videos have been “objectionable”. Her daughter was posting videos to the social platform before moving to Pakistan with her family.
In October 2024, Pakistan’s southern city Karachi said the man was arrested for killing four members of his family. Four women aged 60, 21, 20, 20 and 12 years old were found in separate rooms of their apartments, police said.
In 2022, Pakistan’s American woman Sania Khan was 29 years old when she was shot and killed by her ex -husband Raheel Ahmad, after posting about Witch ORCE in her tictak account. When the police arrived, 36 at the time, Ahmad fired a firearm he used to kill Khan.
Social Media star was held in 2016 in Pakistan’s highest murder case Kandel Baloch She was killed by her brother when she was 26 years old.
“Women who are visible online, especially those who challenge social rupees or mold of respect, face inadequate abuse and threats,” Dad said. “The backlash is not just digital. It’s physical.
Overall, 346 women in Pakistan were killed in the name of “honor” in 2024, with the Pakistan Human Rights Commission (HRCP) in 2023.
But this figure does not include cases such as Yusaf, where the accused man was not from the victim’s family and was murdered after rejecting his progress.
In July 2021, 27 years old Mukakdam’s noor Zaheer Zafar was killed in Islamabad, whose family knew Mukadam. In 2022, the judge sentenced Zafar to death for Mukadam’s rape, murder and Shirach. Last week, the Supreme Court of Pakistan upheld Zafar’s execution.
“We need a systematic change. The state should treat online misuse and gender -based violence as connected threats and not separate problems,” Dad said. “When a woman says there is no, and responds to a male violence, it is not a heartbreak. It is abuse.”
