Thread by @sabaeitizaz

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#NoorMukaddam was violently murdered as a crowd of friends, servants and Zahid’s family were just standing around outside.According to allegedly leaked audio of the Therapy Works team,all Zakir Jaffer had to say light-heartedly was “I think he’s soliciting a girl inside.” —1

Remember, she actually managed to ESCAPE that room. She jumped off and was almost at the gate. That is the point when you’ve made it, you think now you’ll be rescued. And yet no one came to help till she was dragged back inside by the psychopath. —2
#NoorMukaddam

If the Therapy Works team came hours later & already found a crowd outside, which must have taken time to gather—even if they could never imagine this gruesome murder,they knew a woman was being subjected to violent abuse and not one called the police. —3
#NoorMukaddam

That is both a glaring indictment and a crystal clear reflection of who we are as a society from top to bottom.
I have reported on it for years; horrible,unforgettable violence against women in my country every other day. Their names are carved into my soul. -4
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We didn’t see this noise because those girls were frm another socioeconomic group,& a certain elite mindset has always thought “that happens there all the time”. I could say now they know better,but from all the victim shaming I’ve seen,I know that’s not true. -5
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This picture of Noor is around on social media. She seems to be at the Aurat March or perhaps a protest for another murdered or violated woman. It could be the last such protest she was probably at before being brutally murdered.
Because all of this is not yet ironic enough.-6

But go ahead, say “mera jism meri marzi”(my body my choice) has no place in Pakistan.
Does Pakistan only have a place for separating women’s heads from their bodies?
If you are a woman living in Pakistan, it’s a roll of the dice that’s kept you safe so far. I have lived it. -7