Pakistan Activist Karima Baloch Found Dead In Canada. Did Her Activism Cause Her Death?
Change doesn’t always come by easily or without a struggle. Too often, there is a price to pay for what you want in life, and in Pakistan if that thing you want is change and reform, chances are that the cost for it would be your very own life. We say this after the news of a Pakistan Baloch activist, Karima Baloch found dead in Canada hit the news.
The woman who had been fighting for the rights and fair treatment of Balochistan and its inhabitants, rose to fame when she emerged as a strong woman activist, and became the leader of the Baloch Students Organization (Azad) that fought for its independence from Pakistan.
Karima had allegedly fled from Pakistan to take refuge in Canada in 2016, after she feared a consequential fate. But looks like the people in Pakistan weren’t done with her just yet. There are strong rumours that Karima, whose body was found dead in Harbourfront near Toronto’s lakeshore, was possibly executed by ISI agents from Pakistan.
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Hinting foul play by Pak authorities dissident groups in Canada claim activist Karima Baloch was murdered, demand investigation https://t.co/8XNevEU58f via @indiatoday
— Abhishek Bhalla (@AbhishekBhalla7) December 23, 2020
Her body, identified by Karima Baloch’s husband, Hammal Haider and her brother, is still with the police. The Canadian police is still investigating the case and the cause of death as of this moment is still unknown. Meanwhile, journalists are speculating the involvement of ISI into the matter, for it won’t be the first time that activists vocal with their agendas have been found dead or have mysteriously disappeared.
BSO Azad is going to arrange an online campaign against the brutal killing of Ex-Chairperson Banuk Karima Baloch. People from all walk of life are requested to join the campaign.#StateKilledKarimaBaloch pic.twitter.com/QeNcw2wJWm
— Aneesa baloch (@Aneesabaloch6) December 23, 2020
As far as Karima Baloch was concerned, she had always been upfront and vocal about the Pakistan army and atrocities of the government in Balochistan. In fact, the revolt was so intense that the Pakistan government had banned the Baloch Students Organization (Azad) as a terrorist organisation in 2013. It was then in 2016, when after fearing for her life here in Pakistan, Karima with the help of her friends fled to Canada.
In 2016, she had also appealed to PM Modi on Raksha Bandhan and recorded a message for him as she said, “On this day I have come to you and would like to say that we consider you as our brother. And we expect that you become the voice of Baloch genocide, war crimes in Balochistan, human rights violation in international forums and become the voice of those sisters whose brothers are missing.”
In respect of Karima, the Baloch National Movement has announced 40 days of mourning for her. Meanwhile, a spokesperson of the Baloch National Movement has also said, “With the death of Banuk Karima, we have lost a visionary leader and a national symbol. Compensation for this great loss is impossible for centuries.”
