NEW DELHI: India has expressed condolences to the family of Baloch activist Karima Baloch, found dead under mysterious circumstances in Canada, even as the Toronto Police tweeted to say they did not suspect any foul play in her death.
The 37-year-old Baloch activist had gone missing on Sunday. Her body was found on Monday. On Wednesday, the Toronto Police tweeted, “The circumstances have been investigated and officers have determined this to be a non-criminal death and no foul play is suspected. We have updated the family.” According to officials, the police statement came before the post-mortem of the body.
Another Baloch activist, Fazila Baloch, said in a tweet: “Karima Baloch @KarimaBaloch had raised alarms about Pakistan Army officials settling in #Canada & questioned Canadian govt for allowing this. She feared that this will lead to attacks against Baloch in Canada,”. Karima is the second Baloch activist to be die in mysterious circumstances in foreign land this year
Balochistan [Pakistan], December 23 (ANI): Protest rallies were carried out in different cities across Balochistan on Wednesday against the killing of prominent leader and activist Banuk Karima Baloch in Canada. Hundreds of people including activists gathered in various places in Quetta and Hub City demanding a fair probe by the Canadian government into Karima s sudden death.
Karima, a vocal critic of the Pakistan Army and government atrocities in Balochistan, was found dead in Toronto. The 37-year-old Baloch activist had arrived in Canada in 2016 and campaigned extensively against disappearances and human rights violations in the troubled Balochistan province. Balochistan: protests in Quetta and Hub city, against the suspicious death of Baloch political and Human Rights Activist, Karima Baloch, activist Fazila Baloch tweeted.
Protests held over death of Baloch activist Karima Mehrab
Last Updated Dec 24, 2020 at 6:31 pm EDT
Calls for justice outside Toronto Police headquarters this afternoon as around a dozen demonstrators demanded a formal investigation into the death of human rights activist Karima Mehrab.
Mehrab, also known as Karima Baloch, went missing near Bay Street and Queen’s Quay on Sunday and her body was found a day later by the Harbourfront. Toronto Police say they don’t consider her death to be suspicious but friends and family say she had gotten several threats for her activism against the Pakistani government.
“We cannot believe it. We cannot accept it, personally, that it was an accident or suicide because we had lots of threats. She had lots of threats,” said her friend Lateef Johar, who also went by Lateef Johar Baloch.
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Hundreds gathered at various places across Balochistan demanding Canadian government to conduct a transparent investigation into Karima s sudden death (Photo Credit: Fazila Baloch Twitter)
Hundreds march across Balochistan to protest Karima Baloch killing, demand probe from Canada ANI | Updated: Dec 23, 2020 23:21 IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], December 23 (ANI): Protest rallies were carried out in different cities across Balochistan on Wednesday against the killing of prominent leader and activistBanuk Karima Baloch in Canada. Hundreds of people including activists gathered in various places in Quetta and Hub City demanding a fair probe by the Canadian government into Karima s sudden death.
Karima, a vocal critic of the Pakistan Army and government atrocities in Balochistan, was found dead in Toronto. The 37-year-old Baloch activist had arrived in Canada in 2016 and campaigned extensively against disappearances and hum
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