US girl shot dead by dad in Pakistan over videos

ISLAMABAD, Jan 30 (BBC): A man who recently moved his family back to Pakistan from the US has confessed to killing his teenage daughter because he disapproved of her TikTok videos, police have told the BBC.

Anwar ul-Haq was charged with murder after he admitted to shooting his daughter Hira in the south-western city of Quetta on Tuesday. He initially told investigators that unidentified men were behind the shooting.

The father, who has US citizenship, said he found his daughter's posts "objectionable".

Police said they were looking at all angles, including the possibility of an honour killing, which is not uncommon in the country.

In the case of Hira Anwar, who was between 13 and 14 years old, a police spokesman said her family "had an objection to her dressing, lifestyle and social gathering".

The family lived in the US for 25 years and Hira started posting content on TikTok even before her family moved back to Pakistan.