Karima Baloch's husband blames Pakistan's ISI for her killing, asks Canadian govt to reopen case
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 soils.
The protest was organized by Baloch National Movement (BNM) during the 54th Session of Human Rights Council.
Hammal said, «We believe that the Canadian government and Canadian justice system didn't do well for Karima Baloch who died in suspicious manner and suspicious circumstances and we have been requesting the Canadian government to investigate her case. But, we have seen no 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».
He added, «She was a high profile politician and her assassination was taken up by all the international media.
All over Balochistan, the people are demanding a thorough investigation in her case. But, unfortunately we have not seen anything from Trudeau's government or Canadian government right now.
So, we are trying our best to pursue this legally and pressurize the Trudeau government to start a new investigation in Karima Baloch's case».
Karima, who was listed by the BBC in its 100 most inspirational and influential women for her work in human rights, was granted asylum in Canada in 2016.
Hammal Haider said that Karima was getting several life threats because of her work towards human rights in Balochistan.
He said, «We believe that the Pakistan intelligence
