BBC Online :
Rights groups have called for an investigation into the death of Karima Baloch, a Pakistani activist living in exile in Toronto, Canada.
The 37-year-old Baluch, an activist from the troubled Balochistan region in western Pakistan, was a vocal critic of the Pakistani military and state.
Toronto police appealed after she disappeared on Sunday. Friends later said her body had been found.
In 2016, Baloch was listed on the BBC’s annual list of 100 Inspirational Women.
Toronto police tweeted Monday, saying the activist was last seen on Sunday on Bay Street in Queens Quay West. The troop later tweeted again to say they were “found” without adding any details.
Friends and fellow activists said her body had since been discovered, but the cause of death was not immediately cleared.
Baluch’s sister told BBC Urdu on Tuesday that her death was “not only a tragedy for the family, but also for the Baloch national movement”.
“She did not go abroad because she wanted to, but because … open activism in Pakistan had become impossible,” said Mahganj Baloch.
Rights groups have called for an investigation into the death of Karima Baloch, a Pakistani activist living in exile in Toronto, Canada.
The 37-year-old Baluch, an activist from the troubled Balochistan region in western Pakistan, was a vocal critic of the Pakistani military and state.
Toronto police appealed after she disappeared on Sunday. Friends later said her body had been found.
In 2016, Baloch was listed on the BBC’s annual list of 100 Inspirational Women.
Toronto police tweeted Monday, saying the activist was last seen on Sunday on Bay Street in Queens Quay West. The troop later tweeted again to say they were “found” without adding any details.
Friends and fellow activists said her body had since been discovered, but the cause of death was not immediately cleared.
Baluch’s sister told BBC Urdu on Tuesday that her death was “not only a tragedy for the family, but also for the Baloch national movement”.
“She did not go abroad because she wanted to, but because … open activism in Pakistan had become impossible,” said Mahganj Baloch.
