The Kim Kardashian of Pakistan Qandeel Baloch dies in 'honor killing'

Pakistani police say they have arrested the brother of a slain Social media star Qandeel Baloch after he confessed to strangling her to death for "family honor” because she posted "shameful” pictures on Facebook.

Qandeel Baloch was a 26-year-old model who fought to break social taboos and empower women — was reported to have been strangled in her sleep at her family home in the central city of Multan on Saturday.

Police arrested her brother, Waseem Azeem, and presented him before the media in Multan, where he confessed to killing her. He said people had taunted him over the photos and that he found the social embarrassment unbearable.

"I was determined either to kill myself or kill her,” Azeem told The Associated Press as he was being led away.

He said that even though Baloch was the main breadwinner for the family, he slipped her sedatives the night before and then strangled her in her sleep.

"Money matters, but family honour is more important,” said Azeem.

Pakistani police officers present Waseem Azeem, the brother of slain model Qandeel Baloch, before the media following his arrest at a police station in Multan, Pakistan.Source:AP

Qandeel is known by some as Pakistan's Kim Kardashian West, often using her platform to discuss female empowerment, with 42.1 thousand followers on Twitter.

Her last post, just days ago read: \"As a women we must stand up for ourselves..As a women we must stand up for each other...As a women we must stand...\"

According to news outlets, AP and Reuters, many Muslim conservatives took offence to some of the photos she posted, with her death coming just weeks after reports that she sought protection from the govement because of anonymous death threats.

STUNNER: Qandeel posing in one of her many snaps

POSER: Qandeel often spoke about female empowerment

Pakistani volunteers move the body of the social media celebrity from her residence in Lahore on July 16, 2016. Picture: SS MirzaSource:AFP