ISLAMABAD // A court has charged the brother of a social media star with her murder, the final step before a trial begins in one of the Pakistan’s highest profile “honour killings”. Qandeel Baloch, who shot to fame for her provocative selfies that polarised the conservative country, was strangled in July by her brother Waseem Azeem. He said she had brought shame on the family and confessed to his crime in a press conference after his arrest. The model was sexually demeaned by her detractors. But fans praised her for daring to challenge Pakistan’s social norms. Azeem was produced before a court in Multan on Monday along with his cousin Haq Nawaz whom police deemed to be an accomplice, though the nature of his involvement was unclear. A second indicted accomplice, taxi driver Abdul Basit, is on bail. “Judge Muhammad Saeed Raza indicted all the three men and adjourned the hearing until December 8,” a government prosecutor said on condition of anonymity on Tuesday. He added the accused had pleaded not guilty. “The court also asked police to submit a complete list of charges against all the accused on the next date of hearing,” the prosecutor added. Some of Baloch’s more notorious acts included offering to perform a striptease for the Pakistan cricket team, and donning a plunging scarlet dress on Valentine’s Day. Social media star Qandeel Baloch takes a selfie in this image posted online and released by her family. Qandeel Baloch family via AP She also posed for selfies with a high-profile mullah in an incident that saw him swiftly rebuked by the religious affairs ministry. Azeem said in July he was not remorseful over what he did, calling his sister’s behaviour “intolerable”. Her murder reignited calls for action against so-called “honour killings”, in which a victim is killed by a close relative — who could subsequently be pardoned by another family member under Pakistan law. In October parliament passed a law aimed at removing the ability to forgive “honour” killers, but critics say some loopholes still exist. * Agence France-Presse