Overview
- Yousaf was shot twice at point-blank range inside her Islamabad home's G-13 sector on June 2, one day after her 17th birthday.
- She had nearly 800,000 TikTok followers and close to 500,000 Instagram followers for her videos on cultural pride, women's rights and educational awareness.
- The suspect, 22-year-old Umar Hayat, was apprehended in Faisalabad within 20 hours of the killing and has been charged with first-degree murder.
- Police say Hayat repeatedly contacted Yousaf online and loitered outside her home before carrying out the shooting.
- Social media users have rallied under #JusticeForSanaYousaf, demanding a transparent probe and stronger protections for online female influencers.