Ghulam Mohammed Baloch
Ghulam Mohammed Baloch | |
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Chief of Baloch National Movement | |
Personal details | |
Born | January 1, 1959 Soro, Mand, Kech, Turbat District, Balochistan |
Died | April 2, 2009 Pidaark, Turbat, Balochistan |
Political party | Baloch National Movement |
Residence | Turbat, Balochistan |
Profession | Politician |
Religion | Islam |
Ghulam Mohammed Baloch (Balochi: غلام محمد بلوچ) was a Baloch nationalist politician. At the time of his death, he was serving as the president of the Baloch National Movement, as well as the General Secretary of the newly formed Baloch National Front. He had earlier served as a chairman of the Baloch Students Organization. His dead body was discovered on the 9th of April 2009, five days after being detained by unknown assailants. The killing lead to riots around Balochistan.[1] He had been detained several times in the past by Pakistani intelligence agencies due to his political activities.[2][3] He had also played an important role in securing the release of abducted American UNHCR official John Solecki just days before his death.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Riots as Baloch chiefs found dead, BBC, April 9, 2009
- ↑ Two political party leaders are missing after their alleged arrest by the police and army intelligence personnel, Asian Human Rights Commission, 11 December 2006
- ↑ Anti nuclear demonstrators arrested, one activist remains missing, Asian Human Rights Commission, 30 May 2008
- ↑ Policeman killed in Pakistan riots, Agence France-Presse, 9 April 2009
External links
- Biography of Ghulam Mohammed Baloch
- Reuters interview of Ghulam Mohammed Baloch: Part 1 on YouTube, Part 2 on YouTube
- Speech by Ghulam Mohammed Baloch in Karachi, 2006 on YouTube
- Website dedicated to Ghulam Mohammed Baloch
- Ghulam Baloch: The Poor Hero of the Baloch, BBC, 10 April 2009
- Ghulam Mohammed Baloch's last speech transcription
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