Karima Baloch’s body to reach Pakistan tomorrow, will be buried in Turbat
The body of human rights and social activist Karima Baloch will arrive in Pakistan on 24th January and she will be laid to rest the next day in her native town of Turbat in Balochistan.
The news was confirmed by her brother Sameer Mehrab on Twitter and wrote that Baloch’s funeral will be held at midday.
My sister Karima Baloch will be laid to rest in our hometown Tump, Balochistan, on Monday, January 25. Her body is being flown to Karachi & will arrive at 3:30AM on Sunday, January 24. Our family members will then take her body to Balochistan. The funeral will be held at midday.
— Sameer Mehrab (@Sameer_Mehrab) January 23, 2021
“My sister Karima Baloch will be laid to rest in our hometown Tump, Balochistan, on Monday, January 25. Her body is being flown to Karachi & will arrive at 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, January 24. Our family members will then take her body to Balochistan. The funeral will be held at midday,” he posted on Twitter.
Karima Baloch was found dead in Canada, a day after she went missing last month. She had gone missing on the 20th December, and her family later confirmed that the activist’s body had been found.
The police found her body drowned off an island just near Toronto’s lakeshore. Her husband, Hammal Haider, and brother identified her body. A Canadian refugee, Karima was named as one of the world’s 100 most “inspirational and influential” women in 2016 by a British outlet.
Read more: Karima Baloch – a courageous human right activist from Balochistan
Moreover, she was known as one of the strongest voices of Baloch people abroad. However, as soon as her brother posted the sad news of her body arrival next week, Twitter was once again filled with the hashtag of Karima Baloch’.
A month has passed since the killing of the martyr Karima Baloch, who was one of the most prominent political figures in Balochistan. We demand from the Canadian government an urgent investigation of what caused her to death.#JusticeForKarimaBaloch pic.twitter.com/7ylDgorOQt
— فيصل بلوچ (@fbelutsch) January 23, 2021
Karima Baloch was at the forefront of the Baloch liberation struggle when the Pakistan army and rulers of Pakistan directed all their efforts against the Baloch nation.#JusticeForKarimaBalochhttps://t.co/3gPMoDX8eg pic.twitter.com/4rtYAfDe8c
— Fazila Baloch🌺☀️ (@IFazilaBaloch) January 22, 2021
Today It’s been a month since Karima Baloch’s mysterious death in Toronto. We Baloch are disappointed to see a civilized & liberal @Canada @CanadianPM still ignoring a high profile human rights case, especially on a woman empowerment activist’s death@UN#JusticeForKarimaBaloch pic.twitter.com/Y5gKZ6MVTD
— Arifa bloch (عارفہ بلوچ) (@Arifa_bloch) January 22, 2021
The prominent Baloch leader Banuk Karima Baloch who was found dead in Canada will be laid to rest at her hometown Turbat Balochistan on Monday. She was the fist female chairman of Baloch Students Organisation( BSO). Her mysterious death got world wide attention.
— Ghafoor Baloch (@RindGB) January 23, 2021
The killing of Karima Baloch is systematic demoralization for human rights cause in Balochistan, Karima was an ambassador of Baloch rights and cause, She was an eyewitness on the abduction of Zahid Baloch. Her killing is a gaining point for the state.#JusticeForKarimaBaloch pic.twitter.com/lW8Td9d9LK
— Doda Ellahi (@doda__baloch) January 22, 2021
