Sana Yousaf: Teenage influencer’s murder leaves Pakistani women questioning whether any safe spaces exist

Islamabad, Pakistan
CNN
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When Sana Yousaf turned 17, she posted a video of her birthday celebrations to more than a million followers on TikTok.

They saw her cutting a pink and cream cake beneath a matching balloon arch, the June breeze ruffling her long hair as she beamed against the backdrop of the cloud-covered Margalla Hills in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad.

Less than 24 hours later, Sana was dead, a bullet through her chest and graphic images of her dead body going viral on Pakistani social media, outraging women across the country, who fear there are no safe spaces for them anymore – in reality, or online.

Police have detained…