Muhammad Bilal Khan (journalist)
Muhammad Bilal Khan | |
|---|---|
محمد بلال خان | |
| Born | 1 January 1997 Chilas, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Died | 16 June 2019 (aged 22) Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | Gordon College Rawalpindi International Islamic University |
| Employer | Al 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "اسلام آباد: سوشل میڈیا پر سرگرم کارکن کا قتل، مقدمہ درج". BBC News اردو.
- ^ "Blogger Bilal Khan killed in Islamabad". www.thenews.com.pk.
- ^ "اسلام آباد میں بلاگر بلال خان کے قتل کا مقدمہ درج". Urdu News – اردو نیوز. 17 June 2019.
- ^ "اسلام آباد میں بلاگر محمد بلال خان کو قتل کردیا گیا، پولیس". 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Blogger killed in Islamabad's G-9/4 area, police register FIR". 17 June 2019.
- ^ @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.
- ^ "بلاگر بلال خان کا قاتل گرفتار قتل کیوں کیا گیا؟". 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Murderer held".
- ^ "Police nab alleged killer of IIUI student". 21 September 2021.
- 1997 births
- 2019 deaths
- Pakistani male journalists
- Pakistani male writers
- Pakistani male poets
- Pakistani activists
- Pakistani male bloggers
- People from Gilgit-Baltistan
- Government Gordon College alumni
- International Islamic University, Islamabad alumni
- Deaths by stabbing in Pakistan
- Assassinated Pakistani journalists
- 21st-century Pakistani writers
- 21st-century Pakistani poets