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Muhammad Bilal Khan (journalist)

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Muhammad Bilal Khan
محمد بلال خان
Born(1997-01-01)1 January 1997
Died16 June 2019(2019-06-16) (aged 22)
Islamabad, Pakistan
Cause of deathAssassination
NationalityPakistani
Alma materGordon College Rawalpindi
International Islamic University
EmployerAl Wesal TV

Muhammad Bilal Khan (Urdu: محمد بلال خان; 1 January 1997 – 16 June 2019) was a Pakistani journalist, writer, poet, social media activist and blogger.[1][2] He was assassinated by an unknown person in Islamabad.[3]

Bilal was born on 1 January 1997, in Chilas, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. He studied at the Gordon College Rawalpindi and was a student of Sharia at the International Islamic University Islamabad.[4] He also worked for Al Wesal TV channel.

Assassination

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On 16 June 2019, Bilal Khan was stabbed by an unknown person in G 9/4 area of Islamabad. He was laid to rest in Abbottabad.[5] Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari condemned Khan's killing and assured that the investigation.[6]

More than 2 years after his murder on 20 September 2021, interior minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad revealed in a press conference that Bilal Khan's killer, Syed Abid Ali Shah, a resident of Kurram District, had been arrested along with a dagger that was used in the murder.[7][8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "اسلام آباد: سوشل میڈیا پر سرگرم کارکن کا قتل، مقدمہ درج". BBC News اردو.
  2. ^ "Blogger Bilal Khan killed in Islamabad". www.thenews.com.pk.
  3. ^ "اسلام آباد میں بلاگر بلال خان کے قتل کا مقدمہ درج". Urdu News – اردو نیوز. 17 June 2019.
  4. ^ "اسلام آباد میں بلاگر محمد بلال خان کو قتل کردیا گیا، پولیس". 17 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Blogger killed in Islamabad's G-9/4 area, police register FIR". 17 June 2019.
  6. ^ @ShireenMazari1 (17 June 2019). "Strongly condemn the murder of Bilal Khan. Disagreement and opposition to someone's views simply cannot be translat…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "بلاگر بلال خان کا قاتل گرفتار قتل کیوں کیا گیا؟". 21 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Murderer held".
  9. ^ "Police nab alleged killer of IIUI student". 21 September 2021.