Abdul Razzaq Baloch (journalist)
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Haji Abdul Razzaq Baloch, also known as Haji Razak, born in Karachi, Pakistan on August 10, 1936.[citation needed]
Personal
Career
Abdul Razzaq was a journalist and an activist. He was a copy editor/sub editor at nationalist newspaper Daily Tawar (Voice).[1] A Urdu newspaper printed from Mustang, Balochistan.[citation needed] Razzaq's sister states that her brother was picked up because, "he wrote about how we are deprived of gas, how we belong to the richest province yet our people are begging on the streets, and how our children have no schools to go to." [2]
Razzaq was also known for being a cyclist in the Olympics. [citation needed]
Death
Abdul Razzaq Baloch was reported missing by his sister on March 24, 2013 in Karachi. Razzaq was last seen leaving a friend's house in the Liyari neighborhood of Karachi, which is a district severly affected by the ethnic and gang warfare. [3]His body was found mutilated, tortured along with signs of strangulation on August 21, 2013 in Surjani Town area of Karachi. [citation needed]
Abdul Razzaq was found along side another body, with a piece of paper suggesting he was the missing journalist from the Daily Tawar.[4]
Context
There had been at least 16 bodies of Baluch individuals 6 of them journalists and 4 of them were Balochistan, which were found in the Surjani Town area of Karachi within the six months prior to Razzaq's death.[5]
Reactions
Adbul Razzaq left the Daily Tawar, which is known for the coverage's of conflicts happening between rival groups along with the government after a fellow journalist was found dead after going missing.[citation needed]
With Razzaq being the 7th reporter to go missing and later found dead due to several reasons this brings up questions to who and what is causing these happenings.[6]
After the disappearance of Razzaq , his family had protested holding banners and posters outside of a Karachi Press Club trying to spread the word of their missing family member.[7]
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Saeeda Sarbazi, Mr. Razzaq's sister stated that their family members decided on another look at the body to truly identify him. Once Razzaq 's body was found it took his family 24 hours to be able to identify him due to the severe trauma to his body. [8] The childhood stains on Abdul's nails were how the family was finally able to truly identify him and bury him in the Mewa Shah graveyard.The childhood stains on Abdul's nails were how the family was finally able to truly identify him.[9]
See also
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- CPJ (newspaper) [10]
- PPF [11]
- Reuters (photo) "Women, children and family members of Abdul Razzaq Baloch, who had been missing since March, hold a banner and posters during a protest outside Karachi Press Club | View photo - Yahoo News". News.yahoo.com. 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2014-04-21.</ref>
- balochwarna.com [12]
- The Express tribune [13]
- Newsweek Pakistan [14]
- BBC News [15]
- Reuters, special report [16]
- CPJ (kill and dump) [17]
- Daily Times [18]
- Daily Times, body found [19]
References
- ^ "Missing Journalist Found Dead ‹ Newsweek Pakistan". Newsweekpakistan.com. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ "Haji Abdul Razzaq Baloch | Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)". Pakistan Press Foundation. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ "Missing Journalist Found Dead ‹ Newsweek Pakistan". Newsweekpakistan.com. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ By AFP. "Missing Baloch journalist found dead in Karachi – The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ "BBC News - Baloch journalist Abdul Razzaq killed in Karachi". Bbc.co.uk. 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ Equipment stolen, burned in raid on pro-Baluch paper (2013-04-08). "Equipment stolen, burned in raid on pro-Baluch paper - Committee to Protect Journalists". Cpj.org. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ "Journalist Haji Abdul Razzaq, the Latest Victim of Baloch Genocide in Pakistan - Opinions - Features - Balochwarna News". Balochwarna.com. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ Baluch journalist reported missing in Karachi (2013-03-28). "Baluch journalist reported missing in Karachi - Committee to Protect Journalists". Cpj.org. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ Dawn.Com (2013-08-21). "Two missing Baloch men found dead in Karachi". Dawn.Com. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ Equipment stolen, burned in raid on pro-Baluch paper (2013-04-08). "Equipment stolen, burned in raid on pro-Baluch paper - Committee to Protect Journalists". Cpj.org. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ "Haji Abdul Razzaq Baloch | Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)". Pakistan Press Foundation. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ "Journalist Haji Abdul Razzaq, the Latest Victim of Baloch Genocide in Pakistan - Opinions - Features - Balochwarna News". Balochwarna.com. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ By AFP. "Missing Baloch journalist found dead in Karachi – The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ "Missing Journalist Found Dead ‹ Newsweek Pakistan". Newsweekpakistan.com. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ "BBC News - Baloch journalist Abdul Razzaq killed in Karachi". Bbc.co.uk. 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ Green, Matthew (2013-09-24). "Special Report: The struggle Pakistan does not want reported". Reuters. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ Missing Baluch journalist found dead in Karachi (2013-08-22). "Missing Baluch journalist found dead in Karachi - Committee to Protect Journalists". Cpj.org. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ "VIEW : To be a journalist in Balochistan Muhammad Akbar Notezai". Daily Times (Pakistan). July 23, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
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