A man accused of murder in the killing of teenager Tijk in Pakistan

On Saturday, a Pakistani court accused a man of killing for a teenager effect on social media outside her home earlier this year after refusing to offer friendship.

Judge Mohamed Afz Magoka, in the capital, Islamabad, accused Omar Hayat of killing him Sana Youssef, 17,. Hayat acknowledged that he is not guilty.

Awat, a 22 -year -old Tijok content, was arrested in June in the eastern city of Faisal Abad. Youssef’s death was based on a wide condemnation.

Judge Magoka asked Hayat if he had killed Joseph. Haya replied that he did not. The prosecution also refused that he stole her mobile phone, a court official told Associated Press. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not allowed to speak to the media.

Footage on Pakistan’s SAMAA TV channel showed police that leads hand -handed hand to the field.

Youssef was originally from the scenic northern region in Sheetral, known for promoting traditional Steple music and dress through Tiktok. She also called for girls’ education. Hours before she was killed, she posted a celebration of a birthday celebration with friends.

The police described the murder as a “heinous and cold murder”, which claimed that Hayat killed Youssef after he repeatedly refused his proposals.

Some comments indicated in social media publications that share the news of Joseph’s killing that he had justified him in a society in which the symbols of honor dictated how women should act.

One of the comments said: “You reap what you are planting.”

Tiktok is tremendous popularity in Pakistan due to its coordination that is easy to use and shining, with tens of millions of users. Women have found the public and income on the application, which is rare in a country where less than a quarter of women participate in the official economy.

But he also faced a temporary ban. The government has suspended the platform several times, noting fears that the application enhances immoral or illegal content.

In July, the police in Pakistan said the father He shot and killed his daughter After she refused to delete her Tiktok account.

Violence against women is widespread in Pakistan according to the country’s human rights committee, and women’s issues that are being attacked after rejecting marriage proposals are not common.

In 2021, Nour Mukadam, 27, was Her head was beheaded by her American American boyfriendZahir Jafar, after she refused to propose his marriage in a case that sparked widespread anger. Jeffer was sentenced to death.

Agence France-Press contributed to this report.