The relatives of Karima Baloch were allegedly beaten up by the Frontier Corps for wanting to offer fateha at the activist’s grave on Friday.
According to the detail, the relatives had wanted to offer fateha at Karima Baloch’s grave after the Friday prayer — a common practice in the Muslim community. The family members were reportedly thwarted by the FC soldiers from visiting the grave and beaten up.
Sameer Mehrab, brother of the deceased activist, confirmed the news in a tweet. “Earlier today, two of my relatives were beaten up by FC soldiers for wanting to offer fateha at Karima Baloch’s grave after the Jumma prayers. They had copies of Holy Quran with them but that didn’t stop the army of the ‘Islamic’ Republic of Pakistan from mistreating them”, he said.
It is pertinent to mention that the burial of Karima Baloch was interrupted by the Pakistani authorities in several ways. The dead body of the activist was flown from Canada to Karachi where it was to be handed over to her family members.
The dead body was seized by the Pakistani authorities and the family were pressurized to board a plane to Turbat. After they refused, they were moved, along with the dead body, by a heavily armed convoy of the Pakistani security forces to Turbat.
Tump, Karima Baloch’s hometown, was also cordoned off by the security forces. Thousands of outsiders were not allowed to enter the area and attend Karima Baloch’s funeral.