Pakistan officials consider restricting social media for young people after killings

By Betsy Joles

Published August 14, 2025 at 4:54 AM EDT

The June murder of a teenage social media star has become part of a wider conversation in Pakistan about gender-based violence in the age of social media.

Betsy Joles

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