<P> In June 2016, Baloch met senior cleric Mufti Abdul Qawi in a hotel room to learn more about her faith; the interaction between them brought about mayhem on social media platforms as their photos went viral online . She also wore a hat with the Mufti's signature . The meeting led to the Mufti being suspended from his position on one of Pakistan's religious committees, and to Baloch being a regular on popular Pakistani current affairs and news programmes . She appeared on various popular Pakistani TV shows with senior anchors such as Mubashir Lucman . She would mostly be on talk shows debating with religious scholars on her western and controversial acts and lifestyle . </P> <P> A previous stunt which went viral on social media was her promise to strip dance for her followers and to dedicate her dance to cricketer Shahid Afridi if Pakistan won the Twenty20 match against India on 19 March 2016 . She released a teaser on social media, which went viral, but Pakistan lost the match . Some Indian media compared her with Poonam Pandey at this point due to her controversial personality . </P> <P> As her media presence grew, Baloch began to use her position to comment on women's position in Pakistani society . The week before she died, she released a music video entitled Ban, which mocked the restrictions placed on women in the country . In an interview with controversial anchor Mubashir Luqman, Baloch named Sunny Leone, Rakhi Sawant and Poonam Pandey as her inspirations . She also said that many organizations, people and media groups were calling her to feature in their shows to increase their own ratings . </P> <P> Following the June 2016 meeting with Qawi, Baloch kept a press conference and reported that she received death threats both from him and from others, and demanded police protection from the state . </P>

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