'I want revenge': Devastated father of Pakistan's Kim Kardashian says he will not forgive son for strangling her in 'honour killing

Pakistani government ban family from 'forgiving him', so he'll face charges 

Speaking publicly for the first time since the Pakistani Kim Kardashian was strangled to death by her own brother, her father has said he wants revenge for Qandeel Baloch's death.

Mohammad Azeem still cannot comprehend his daughter's murder, and said: 'Why did he kill my daughter? There should be God's wrath on him.'

Muhammad Waseem Baloch admitted killing his 26-year-old sister in a confession video in which he claimed he would be remembered with pride and honour for his actions.

Under Pakistani law, the state will prosecute the accused, but Azeem wants prosecutors to allow him to be the one to bring charges against his son.

'I shall not forgive,' he toldCNN. 'It is my desire to take revenge.'

'Kindly give us justice. The culprits should be arrested and punished.

'Give us justice, and restore me as the complainant.'

Many honor killings in Pakistan go unpunished because family members of the victims 'forgive' the culprits meaning no charges are brought.

But in Qandeel's case, the state made an order banning forgiveness, to make sure Waseem was tried.

He faces the maximum punishment of a life sentence, according to Akhram Sheikh, president of the Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association.

Recalling the harrowing moments he learned of his daughter's death, amputee Azeem said in an interview withCNN:  'I was shocked to hear she had died. I fell down, because I only have one leg.

'Our neighbor came to our house when he heard the noise I was making. He took me to the police station to inform them my daughter had been murdered.'

At 7am, his wide had gone upstairs as she prepared for the family breakfast.

She noticed her son was not in his room, but when she walked into Qandeel's bedroom, his scarf was covering her face.

Azeem's wife pulled the scarf back and knew immediately her daughter was dead.

In a sick confession video Waseem said his place in heaven has been reserved after he drugged and murdered the actress and model, adding women were meant to stay at home and that his sister did not follow his traditions.

The twisted brother said in the confession video: 'I am proud of what I did. I drugged her first, then I killed her.

'She was bringing dishonor to our family.'

'Girls are born to stay home and follow traditions. My sister never did that,' he says, according toCNN.

MIss Baloch's brother said he killed her after she refused to stop posting provocative photos and videos onFacebook.

He said he was 'not embarrassed' to have killed his sister despite the death leading to calls for action against the 'epidemic' of honour killings

The strangling of Miss Baloch, 26, a controversial figure in deeply conservative Muslim Pakistan for posting selfies and videos that would appear tame by Western standards, has prompted a wave of shock and revulsion.

Her brother was arrested late the following day, Multan City police chief Azhar Akram said, and confessed to drugging then strangling her 'for honour'.

'He [Waseem] wouldn't speak to her,' Azeem said. But he never imagined he would go as far as killing his own sister.

Waseem's friends had been sharing her posts and asking him if it was his sister.

After she posed for a selfie with controversial cleric Mufti Abdul Qavi, Miss Baloch's brother said it was the final straw, and that killing her was a better option than killing himself.

The heartbroken father said Qandeel was a part of his heart and that both he and her mother were proud of her achievements.

'Yes of course, I strangled her,' Waseem said at a press conference, organised by police, early Sunday.

'She was on the ground floor while our parents were asleep on the roof top,' he continued.

'It was around 10.45 pm when I gave her a tablet... and then killed her.'

Waseem said he acted alone, but another family member has been bailed in relation to the murder, CNN reports.

He added: 'I am not embarrassed at all over what I did. Whatever was the case, it (his sister's behaviour) was completely intolerable.'

Miss Baloch, whose real name was Fauzia Azeem, rose to fame for her Facebook posts that saw her praised by some for breaking social taboos but condemned by conservatives.

She was killed her family's home near Multan.

Up to 100 officers were gathered outside her home in Muzzafarabad, preventing neighbours from gathering.

Five ambulances were also parked nearby.

The model shared hundreds of videos of her dancing in minimal clothing with her 123,000Instagram followers. 

Waseem went on the run and was arrested late Saturday in neighbouring Muzaffargarh district.

Hundreds of women are murdered for 'honour' every year in Pakistan.

The killers overwhelmingly walk free because of a law that allows the family of the victim to forgive the murderer - who is often also a relative.

Filmmaker Sharmeemn Obaid-Chinoy, whose documentary on honour killings won an Oscar earlier this year, slammed Miss Baloch's murder as symptomatic of an 'epidemic' of violence against women in Pakistan.

She joined other liberals in Pakistan who called for anti-honour killing legislation. 'Activists have screamed themselves hoarse,' she said. 'When will it stop?'

But many conservatives pushed back, with some arguing online that her family would have had 'no choice'.

Some of Miss Baloch's more notable acts included volunteering to perform a striptease for the Pakistani cricket team, and donning a plunging scarlet dress on Valentine's Day.

Initially dismissed as a Kim Kardashian-like figure, Miss Baloch, whose funeral was held early Sunday near her family home in southern Punjab, was seen by some as empowered in a country where women have fought for their rights for decades.

'Qandeel was an extremely astute individual who knew that what she was doing was more than being the most loved bad girl of Pakistan,' columnist and activist Aisha Sarawari said.

She added: '[Her killing] defines yet another setback for the women of our generation. This makes it harder for women. Period'.

Benazir Jatoi, who works with the Aurat Foundation, a local NGO working on women's legal and political empowerment, added: 'Many in Pakistan have laid blame for her death on her bold and provocative public acts, but for me her lifestyle was irrelevant.'

'Qandeel has put a face to the countless ordinary Pakistani women that are murdered because society has given carte blanche to men,' she added.

'It is not just the law that needs strengthening, it is also social attitude that needs to be reassessed.'

Miss Baloch provoked controversy last month after posing for selfies with a high-profile cleric Mufti Abdul Qavi, who was sternly rebuked by the country's religious affairs ministry.

The pictures showed Miss Baloch wearing her traditional lamb's wool cap as she posed next to the cleric. Qavi later said she had asked him for a meeting and they met in a hotel.

On Valentine's Day, she donned a plunging scarlet dress and posted a video message defying the country's president, who had issued a stern warning against the 'Western' celebration.

The post garnered more than 70,000 'likes'.

Speaking at the time, she said: 'People are going crazy - especially girls. I get so many calls where they tell me I'm their inspiration and they want to be like me.'

She had reportedly spoken of leaving the country after Eid out of fear for her safety, but was buried on Sunday and her father spoke briefly to Dawn News.