Pak dissident groups in Canada claim activist Karima Baloch was murdered, demand investigation
Pak dissident groups in Canada claim activist Karima Baloch was murdered, demand investigation
Karima Baloch, an exiled Baloch activist living in Toronto, Canada went missing on December 20, 2020, before she was found dead.
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Karima Baloch.
Dissident Pakistani groups in Canada termed the death of Karima Baloch as murder and demanded an investigation into the alleged killing of the human rights activist. The joint statement indicates the possibility of foul play by Pakistan authorities.
“Though the Toronto Police said that the death of Karima Baloch is investigated as a non-criminal death and there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances, we believe that given the threats to her life by Pakistani authorities because of her political activism, a much thorough investigation into the murder of Karima Baloch is needed,” said a joint statement by the dissident
Activist Karima Baloch was murdered, claim Pakistani dissident groups
Karima Baloch is the second Balochi activist to be found dead under mysterious circumstances in a foreign land. The first one was Baloch journalist Sajid Hussain Baloch, who was found dead in Sweden, weeks after he had gone missing.
Activist Karima Baloch was found dead on December 20 in Canada.
The Balochistan National Party-Canada, Baloch National Movement, World Sindhi Congress-Canada, Pashtun Council Canada, and the PTM Committee Canada issues a joint statement saying Karima Baloch was murdered, reported India Today. The murder of Karima Baloch has reminded us of the cold-blooded murder of Sajid Husain., the statement read.