Outrage In Pakistan Over Murder Of Former Ambassador's Daughter

Noor Mukaddam's murder reignited a debate on violence against women as thousands of people took to social media to demand justice.

The "barbaric" murder of Noor Mukaddam, the daughter of a former ambassador has triggered outrage across Pakistan and raised questions over the safety and security of women in the country. Noor Mukaddam's murder reignited a debate on violence against women as thousands of people took to social media to demand justice. The victim's father, Shaukat Mukaddam, has served as Pakistan's ambassador to South Korea and Kazakhstan. TRT World reported that Ms Mukaddam, 27, was found murdered in a house in an upscale neighbourhood in Pakistan's capital Islamabad on July 20. Police, however, arrested a suspect, Zahir Jaffer, a friend of the victim, at the scene later that day.