FBM writes to UNHCR about mysterious deaths of Baloch activists abroad

LONDON: Free Balochistan Movement in a letter to the head of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees Mr Fillipo Grandi has formally urged him to investigate the mysterious death of one of its members Mr. Saqib Kareem Baloch in Baku the capital of Azerbaijan.

The vice president of FBM, DR Shahzavar Karimzadi, in the party’s official letter said that Saqib Karim Baloch was registered with UNHCR in Azerbaijan and was recognised as a refugee. The letter stressed that it was the responsibility of UNHCR to probe the circumstances of his mysterious death in Baku.

In a detailed letter, the FBM vice president Dr Shahzavar Karimzadi also raised the issue of Baloch political refugees living abroad, especially those in Afghanistan living under constant danger.

The letter also drew the UNHCR’s attention to the case of the mysterious disappearance of FBM member Raziq Baloch from Kabul and claims of his murder by Pakistani TV where his photos were shared.

FBM in the statement further said that Saqib Karim’s family has given enormous sacrifices for Baloch freedom, his two brothers Asim Karim and Tariq Karim were abducted by Pakistani intelligence agencies in 2010 and 2011 from Karachi and Quetta and killed in custody.