May 3, 2020, The Liberacy:- Sajid Hussain, the Balochi journalist, from Pakistan’s Balochistan province was found dead in Sweden. Police in Sweden found a body on April 23, and on May 1, 2020, they confirmed his identity as Sajid Hussain.
Sajid Hussain was editor and publisher of the Balochistan Times, an online magazine started in 2015.
He was openly spoken about the crimes, corruption, and human rights violation in Balochistan by the Pakistani government and openly criticized the Pakistani government for its use of the Pakistani Army against the common people.
Parallelly, he also opposed the intervention of China in the illegal exporting of its natural resources.
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After being threatened by the ISI and the local administration, he fled from Pakistan in 2012 and has lived in exile in Oman, Dubai, Uganda, and Sweden.
Balochistan is heavily rich in Minerals and Natural Gas and had always displayed itself as an independent nation, starting from Pakistan’s split from India in 1947.
Even in exile he never missed an opportunity to criticize the Pakistani government on its crime done in Balochistan.
Sajid Hussain went missing on March 2 and on March 28, the Balochistan Times reported of him being missing.
According to sources, his family was unable to contact him from March 2nd, and thus, they arrived on the conclusion that he might have been quarantined somewhere in Sweden due to the outbreak of the Covid19 pandemic.
Sajid Hussain’s wife and children still live in Pakistan after he fled in 2012 out of the threat from ISI and other groups.
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The police in Sweden confirmed the complete incident and have made a public statement, that Sajid Hussain’s body was found on April 23, but was only confirmed on May 1, 2020.
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His body was found in Fyris river outside the University town of Uppsala (80 km from the capital Stockholm).
Committee to Protect Journalists and International Federation of Journalists, urged before to the Swedish authorities to ensure Sajid Hussain’s safety, but only to be found dead.
The authorities have now given a detailed report on Sajid Hussain’s autopsy and has assured for an investigation of the case.
The whole incident is now seen as a reaction to Sajid Hussain’s reporting, mainly on those on crimes in Balochistan by the Pakistani government. But, the complete picture will be out of the blur, once the investigation is completed.
International organizations and some journalist groups have always blamed Pakistani Governments for its critical view of Pakistani and Balochi journalists, who have been murdered repeatedly.
Due to safe heaven by the Pakistani Government, Balochistan has now become an open hub for ISIS and other terrorist groups.
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