Found Deceased Canada- Karima Mehrab, 37, Toronto (Queens Quay/Bay) 20 Dec 2020

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Toronto Police Service :: News Release #48831
Case #: 2020-2394980
The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance locating a missing woman.

Karima Mehrab, 37, was last seen on Sunday, December 20, 2020, at approximately 3 p.m., in the Bay Street and Queens Quay West area.

She is described as 5'3", 115 lbs., black long wavy hair, and brown eyes.

She was last seen wearing black jeans, grey Roots hooded sweatshirt, black Doc Martin high top boots, black long Canada Goose winter jacket, and a yellow or green Uniqlo purse with black strap.

She is known to frequent the Harbourfront and Toronto Island area.

Police are concerned for her safety.
 
Is it possible that Karima's disappearance has something to do with what happened in 2016?

Refugee praised as 'inspirational' by BBC deemed inadmissible to Canada

A refugee named by the BBC as one of the world’s 100 most “inspirational and influential” women in 2016 has had her asylum claim suspended by Ottawa because of her activism.

Karima Mehrab was recognized by the British Broadcasting Corporation for her “campaigns for independence for Balochistan,” an area that had been under the British rule until 1947 and was later acceded to Pakistan as one of the country’s four provinces.

Ironically, Mehrab’s efforts are also what got the 33-year-old chair of the Baloch Students Organization (BSO), one of the groups behind the Balochistan separatist movement, into trouble in Canada.
 
CastlesBurning said:
Is it possible that Karima's disappearance has something to do with what happened in 2016?

Refugee praised as 'inspirational' by BBC deemed inadmissible to Canada

A refugee named by the BBC as one of the world’s 100 most “inspirational and influential” women in 2016 has had her asylum claim suspended by Ottawa because of her activism.

Karima Mehrab was recognized by the British Broadcasting Corporation for her “campaigns for independence for Balochistan,” an area that had been under the British rule until 1947 and was later acceded to Pakistan as one of the country’s four provinces.

Ironically, Mehrab’s efforts are also what got the 33-year-old chair of the Baloch Students Organization (BSO), one of the groups behind the Balochistan separatist movement, into trouble in Canada.
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Had wondered about the same thing- the reason i posted this mp thread so soon (otherwise i give it a couple of days) also because KM is known to frequent the waterfront. imo.
 
A dissident Pakistani human rights activist living in exile in Canada has been found dead in Toronto after going missing.

Karima Baloch, 37, was granted asylum in Canada in 2016 after her work as a human rights activist in the troubled Pakistan state of Balochistan had led to her being followed and threatened by the authorities.



The first chair of the Baloch Students Organization (BSO-Azad), a political student organisation, she had been advocating for the rights of those in a region home to a long-running insurgency movement, and raising the ongoing issue of enforced disappearances.

She was listed by the BBC in its 100 most inspirational and influential women of 2016 for her work in human rights.

Karima Baloch, Pakistani human rights activist, found dead in Canada
 
So sad.
WARMINGTON: Activist who fled Pakistan to save life found dead in Toronto | Toronto Sun
''Her death is receiving media coverage around the world. With two of her family members being murdered in Pakistan, there’s much speculation about what happened to her here.

But Toronto Police are saying this is not a murder.''

“It has been ruled a non-criminal death,” Const. Caroline de Kloet said Tuesday. “There is no foul play (suspected).”

However, her phone has been ringing off the hook from media in Pakistan, India and Europe inquiring about the strange circumstances of Mehrab’s death, which started as a missing person’s report posted on the Toronto Police Twitter account Sunday.''

''Although police would not confirm it, sources say it is believed to be a suicide.

Mehrab was well known in international circles for standing against women wearing niqabs and taking on extremism''
 
Toronto Police Service :: News Release #48835
December 22, 2020
''Case #: 2020-2394980
The Toronto Police Service have located a missing woman.

Karima Mehrab, 37, was last seen on Sunday, December 20, 2020, at approximately 3 p.m., in the Bay Street and Queens Quay West area.
She was located Monday, December 21, 2020, at 9:15 a.m.''

rbbm.
Prominent Pakistani rights activist found dead in Toronto
''Police say they have found the body of a Pakistani dissident living in the Canadian city of Toronto on refugee status, with rights group Amnesty International and others calling for a full and transparent investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death.''

“I am with her family [and] I was there when police came to us and confirmed that they found her body,” Lateef Baloch told Al Jazeera by telephone.

“It is confirmed that she is dead, and her body was found from water near Toronto.”

“Recently, her husband told me that he got some threats regarding her [in the last week],” said Lateef Baloch, who is not related to Karima but is a close friend and associate.


“People that sent messages to him saying that they will send a ‘gift’ to Karima by Christmas or something like this.”

A screenshot of those threatening messages was shared with Al Jazeera.''
 
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/pakistan-dissident-karima-baloch-mehrab-dead-canada-1.5851347
''Police say they do not suspect criminal activity in her death.

"The Pakistan High Commission in Canada approached the Canadian government to know the cause of her death," the high commission said in a statement. "An official response in this regard is still awaited."

A close friend and fellow activist told The Canadian Press that Mehrab had recently received death threats, and he and her family were deeply suspicious about what had happened to her.

While police offered no details about the death, Lateef Johar said officers had told her family she was found drowned in the water.

"It is currently being investigated as a non-criminal death," Toronto police said in a statement. "There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances."

Johar, who spent time with Mehrab last week in a library at the University of Toronto, where she was taking first-year courses, said she came to Canada to find safety.

"She was a brave woman," Johar said.

Also known as Karima Baloch, Mehrab fled Pakistan in 2015 amid terrorism charges and death threats, arriving in November that year in Canada, where she successfully applied for refugee status. On a day of her asylum hearing, Johar said, the body of her uncle — believed abducted by the military 18 months earlier — was found in Pakistan''

Pakistani dissident Karima Mehrab found dead in Toronto, prompting calls for probe
''Part of the suspicion over Mehrab’s death arose because she was the second Baloch activist found dead this year. In May, journalist and refugee Sajid Hussain was pulled from a river in Sweden, weeks after he disappeared.''

'SHE WAS THREATENED': Suicide ruling for Pakistani human rights activist questioned | Toronto Sun
''Activist friends and family of Karima Mehrab claim her death was no accident.
Lateef Johar Baloch said the last time he spoke with the 37-year-old Pakistani human rights activist was on Friday about her courses at University of Toronto, where she was studying political science and economics. She went missing on Sunday and Balcoh said her body was pulled from Lake Ontario, near Centre Island, on Monday.''
 
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Inquisitive2018 said:
I think she may have took her life to prevent anymore or any harm to her family. MOO.
Or it could be purely accidental.
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That is completely possible, walking near water one could easily trip on something like a long skirt or scarf, and once in the water it is difficult to get out.
Maybe the stress of all the politics, deceased family members, adjusting to a new country, plus the pandemic - may have all been too much. imo, speculation.
 
rbbm
Family of Pakistan dissident found dead in Toronto urge thorough investigation
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Internationally prominent Pakistani activist Karima Mehrab is seen in this recent photograph taken in Toronto. City police said on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, they were treating her death as not suspicious after her body was pulled from the water a day earlier. THE CANADIAN PRESS/H

''From what the family has learned, Karima Mehrab was anxious about an economic exam she was to write as a first-year student at the University of Toronto. Her doctor had prescribed mild medication to help her sleep, her brother said. The doctor saw no sign of severe depression, her family said he told them.''

''Transit records and surveillance video show she made her way to the Toronto Islands, a favourite place for her to clear her head, her brother said. Police found no indication anyone was with her, he said they told the family.

"Her being alone is not evidence that she was not harmed," her brother said.

Lateef Johar, a close friend, said Mehrab's belongings were found on the island.''

''Those close to Mehrab said she was a strong person for whom life was improving, and she would never have killed herself. She left no note or gave any indication she was planning self-harm, her brother said.

Sameer Mehrab, himself a refugee who now lives in Toronto, worked for years in the Middle East with another Pakistani dissident and exile, Sajid Hussain, editor in chief of the Balochistan Times. ''

''The Canadian government expressed its condolences on Karima Mehrab's death Tuesday but refused further comment.''
2014
Balochistan’s Missing Persons
 
dotr said:
rbbm
Family of Pakistan dissident found dead in Toronto urge thorough investigation
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Internationally prominent Pakistani activist Karima Mehrab is seen in this recent photograph taken in Toronto. City police said on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, they were treating her death as not suspicious after her body was pulled from the water a day earlier. THE CANADIAN PRESS/H

''From what the family has learned, Karima Mehrab was anxious about an economic exam she was to write as a first-year student at the University of Toronto. Her doctor had prescribed mild medication to help her sleep, her brother said. The doctor saw no sign of severe depression, her family said he told them.''

''Transit records and surveillance video show she made her way to the Toronto Islands, a favourite place for her to clear her head, her brother said. Police found no indication anyone was with her, he said they told the family.

"Her being alone is not evidence that she was not harmed," her brother said.

Lateef Johar, a close friend, said Mehrab's belongings were found on the island.''

''Those close to Mehrab said she was a strong person for whom life was improving, and she would never have killed herself. She left no note or gave any indication she was planning self-harm, her brother said.

Sameer Mehrab, himself a refugee who now lives in Toronto, worked for years in the Middle East with another Pakistani dissident and exile, Sajid Hussain, editor in chief of the Balochistan Times. ''

''The Canadian government expressed its condolences on Karima Mehrab's death Tuesday but refused further comment.''
2014
Balochistan’s Missing Persons
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Her family is hurting so I get it and there is always a possibility of foul play. But to say she would never kill herself based on the reasons they give is not always accurate.


Also it would mean she was followed to the Toronto Islands if foul play.
 
MOO: I doubt they will do a thorough investigation. The case is too politically charged; there will be pressure from both Pakistan and India to look the other way. It'll be labeled suicide whether it was or not.
 
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Jan 2 2021
WARMINGTON: My top 20 newsmakers of 2020 -- a difficult year filled with compelling stories | Toronto Sun
''11. Karima Mehrab, 37, known as Karima Baloch, was found dead in December at the pier on Centre Island where her purse was located. Ruled a suicide, as a Balochistan freedom fighter who escaped arrest in Pakistan to become a refugee here, it should be double-checked just to be sure since she had threats on her life and came here to live, not die.''

Baloch Voice Association to hold protest against mysterious killing of Karima Baloch in front of Canadian Embassy in France
''The Baloch activists' death has also sparked protests across Europe and North America as the Baloch diaspora took to the streets in Toronto, Berlin and Netherlands calling on the Canadian government to investigate.
Baloch had campaigned vigorously against the disappearances and human rights violations in the troubled Balochistan province of Pakistan.
Requesting the United Nations to intervene, Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) in a letter has said Pakistan has "responded violently to the genuine demands of the Baloch people".
 
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Cul said:
Pakistani activist who died in Toronto laid to rest in home village
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Welcome to Ws Cul, thanks for chiming in with that update!

Jan 24 2021
Canadian government called to investigate death of Baloch activist, U of T student Karima Mehrab – The Varsity

Jan 25 2021
Pakistani dissident Karima Mehrab Baloch buried in home village under tight security, activists say

In this Dec. 24, 2020, file photo, supporters of Baloch political activist Karima Mehrab Baloch take part in a demonstration to condemn her killing, in Karachi, Pakistan.
 
May 30 2023
torontosun.com

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''In 2020, women’s rights activist Karima Mehrab, 37, was found dead off Toronto Island. While ruled a suicide, those close to her, including the late great columnist Tarek Fatah, said she came to Canada to save her life and there is no way she would have killed herself. Reports were that her and her husband were threatened by unknown individuals for her activism fighting for the rights of minorities in Pakistan.''
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Karima Mehrab. PHOTO BY TORONTO POLICE /Twitter
 
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