Pakistan, June 5 -- KARACHI - As Pakistan mourns 17-year-old Sana Yousaf, the painful truth remains: her murder was not a shocking exception, but another chapter in a long, tragic story of unchecked femicide. Like many women before her, Sana's life was stolen by male entitlement-this time because she rejected a boy's so-called friendship.

Social media erupted in grief and anger after the brutal killing. But soon, sympathy gave way to judgment. As always, people began questioning why she was on TikTok, where her parents were, and what she might have done to "invite" the attack. Despite the obvious cruelty of her death, the conversation quickly shifted from justice to moral policing.

This disturbing pattern isn't new. Time after time-be i...