Karima Baloch, human rights activist and vocal critic of Pakistan, found dead in Canada Karima was critical of the atrocities meted out to the people of Balochistan and had also raised the issue of gender inequality in Pakistan at the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in 2018 FP Staff December 22, 2020 16:52:55 IST Activist Karima Baloch was found dead in Toronto. Image credit: Twitter/karimabaloch
Prominent Baloch activist Karima Baloch, who had escaped Pakistan in 2016 to take refuge in Canada, was found dead in unexplained circumstances in Harbourfront near Toronto s lakeshore.
A day after she was reported missing by the local police, her body was found drowned on an island near the lakeshore. Her husband Hammal Haider and brother have identified her body.
Who Was Karima Baloch, Prominent Human Rights Activist Found Dead In Canada: 10 Things To Know
December 22, 2020
Prominent Baloch activist and advocate of gender equality, Karima Baloch, has been found dead in Canada, as reported on Tuesday. She was renowned for being vocal about the Pakistan Army’s atrocities in Balochistan and escaping to Canada in 2016. Her body was found drowned near Toronto’s lakeshore after she went missing earlier this week. Baloch’s body has been identified by her family and investigations into her death are underway.
Here are 10 things to know about Karima Baloch and her death:Â
1. Karima Baloch, noted for being one of Balochistan’s pioneering activists, was found dead at Harbourfront, near a lakeshore in Toronto, Canada. According to reports, the 35-year-old first went missing on Sunday around 3 p.m. and was found by the Canadian police off an island just near Torontoâs lakeshore.
Baloch activist, gender inequality critic Karima Baloch found dead in Canada
Baloch activist, gender inequality critic Karima Baloch found dead in Canada
Karima Baloch was a vocal critic of the Pakistan government in Balochistan and a strong proponent of gender equality.
Pia Krishnankutty 22 December, 2020 10:26 am IST Text Size:
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New Delhi: Human rights activist and former chairperson of Baloch Students Organisation – Azad, Karima Baloch was reportedly found dead in Toronto, Canada Sunday.
According to a report in
The Balochistan Post Monday, 35-year-old Karima, who was a vocal critic of the Pakistan government, went missing Sunday and was last seen at approximately 3 pm in the Bay Street and Queens Quay West area. The Toronto Police carried out a search along with public assistance before Baloch’s family confirmed that the body was found.