Geneva: The husband of Baloch political activist Karima Baloch, who was mysteriously killed in Toronto in 2020, has accused Pakistan’s ISI of killing her and asked the Canadian government to reopen the investigation.
Hammal Haider participated in a protest in front of the United Nations in Geneva to demand justice for Karima Baloch and other Baloch political activists killed in Pakistan and foreign soil.The protest was organized by the Baloch National Movement (BNM) during the 54th session of the Human Rights Council.
Hammal said: “We believe that the Canadian government and the Canadian justice system did not do well for Karima Baloch who died in a suspicious manner and suspicious circumstances and we have asked the Canadian government to investigate her case. But we have not seen any interest. from the Canadian government. So it is our firm belief that the Canadian government is not concerned about our activists living in Canada and they are not interested in the Karima Baloch case”.
Karima, who was listed by the BBC as one of its 100 most inspiring and influential women for her human rights work, was granted asylum in Canada in 2016. Hammal Haider said that Karima received several life threats because of her human rights work in Balochistan.
“We believe that Pakistani intelligence is behind Karima’s killing as they have also tried to kill other activists abroad. Ahmad Waqass Goraya is a prime example and we have some information that they are also collecting information on other political activists. So, there is no doubt that the Pakistani military establishment, especially the Pakistani ISI, is behind the killing”, he said.
Karima Baloch was a Baloch human rights activist and a dissident. Karima had fought vigorously against the disappearances and human rights violations in the troubled Balochistan province of Pakistan. She was granted asylum in Canada in 2016. She was found dead after going missing in December 2020 in Toronto.
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