Who Was Karima Baloch? 'Murdered' Pakistani Activist Once Sent Raksha Bandhan Messages to PM Modi
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Prominent Balochistan activist Karima Baloch, who had for years been vocal about alleged Pakistani atrocities in Balochistan, has been found dead in Toronto, Canada.
According to reports, the 35-year-old former student leader and activist who fled Pakistan in 2016 had gone missing from Toronto on Sunday. Police found her body drowned off an island near Toronto’s lakeshore. Reports suggest Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI might be responsible for the attack.
But who was Karima Baloch?
Karima Baloch was a Canadian refugee from Pakistan who first rose to prominence as a vocal critic of the Pakistani government in 2016 after she ran away from the country and sought exile in Canada. Formerly a student of psychology in Pakistan, Karima was also the former chairperson of Baloch Students Organisation – Azad.