Updated: December 22, 2020 1:23:44 pm
Baloch activist Karima Baloch was found dead on Harbourfront in Canada. (File photo)
Baluchi activist Karima Baloch who had escaped from Pakistan in 2016 to take refuge in Canada was found dead at Harbourfront in Canada.
According to news reports, local sources said police found his drowned body on an island near the shore of Toronto’s lake. Her husband Hammal Haider and her brother have identified her body, which is with the police.
Karima had escaped from Balochistan with the help of some Baloch friends and activists, when her life was in danger.
Baloch had been a harsh critic of former Pakistani army officers who settled in Canada and was one of the most vocal advocates of Balochistan’s independence from Pakistan.
The National Baloch Movement has announced forty days of mourning for Karima Baloch.
In 2016, he had recorded a message from Raksha Bandhan for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking support for his fight for independence.
Baloch was named one of the 100 Most Influential Women by the BBC in 2016.
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