This has nothing to do with the Taliban. It is simply not seen as acceptable for Pashtun women and most other Pakistani families to start appearing on TV and singing. in most parts of Pakistan its seen as very low. Even so-called educated/liberal families have the same view of it. These "sick" people could even be the majority of most Pakistanis. I know what happened is very wrong but dont blame everything on Talibanisation.
This is not about Talibanisation but about how low being a musician is seen as. Mr Punjabee from the USA your fellow Sikh/Hindu Punjabi families from Brahman/Jatt/Gujjar/Rajput extraction would probably not be very pleased and even some of them would kill their womenfolk if they decide to become a "mirasi".
If this lady is Pashtun, it is a well-known fact that they are more conservative in how their women behave and appear in public. 99.9999% of Pashtuns I know would break off ties with a female family member who decided to enter the media in any way or form. I would not be surprised if quite a few would commit murder in such a situation.
Believe me it was much worse 50 years ago. Nowadays quite a few families have broken the traditions and you see more women involved in the media all over pakistan and inreasingly NWFP. The channel Khyber TV pushed quite a lot of pashtun females in the media spotlight and more people than ever before in Peshawar/NWFP are more open to the idea of their sisters, daughters entering the public glare.
I am not sure if you are justifying the murder or not, but to not take a very positive view of women singing is one thing and going to the extent of murder for it is quite another.
Ofcourse, we can always debate whether women should have the same rights as men (singing, appearing in public etc.), but I want this thread to stay on the main subject.
Could you also substantiate your statement that Hindu/Sikh Punjabi families would commit murder if their women folk started singing/appeared in public ?