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Apr 30 10 tweets 3 min read
Spoke to Hayat Baloch, #ShariBaloch's father, via a local journalist in Kech. Here is a thread.

“My daughter was a very cheerful and kind woman. The family is still in shock. It was and is beyond our comprehension that Shari could take anyone’s life.
None of us were aware of her affiliation with #BLA. She was a happy girl, and we don’t know what forced her to do this. Neither she had any suicidal tendencies nor radical thoughts. There is a lot of propaganda about her in the Pakistani press.
Reports of her having mental problems or having differences with my family are untrue and baseless. Last we met was around three weeks ago in Karachi. Days before she committed this act, she had spoken to her siblings but didn’t mention anything like this. She looked happy.
When asked where are her kids?

"We don't know. Shari’s kids with their father are missing, and we have no contact with them.

We also don’t know who planned this attack & what forced them to commit this. Both couples were political. But we didn't know they were radicalized.
I knew Shari sympathized with Baloch families affected by violence, enforced disappearances, & war. Her husband has had same views. But that is common in a closed society. I have heard Shari was a member of BSO Azad long ago. She also participated in their rallies at that time
When asked about Shari's remains and the dead body.

"We have not received the remains of Shari. Authorities have told us that the remains of suicide attackers are usually not handed over to the families. But we have been promised we would get Shari’s remains after the Eid.
The local authorities also fear Shari’s funeral could attract thousands, and she may receive a heroic welcome in #Turbat. That is a reason we haven’t been given the remains yet. We still don’t know what forced her to do this, and we have told the same to local authorities.
All I can say is Shari was a stable, cheerful, and caring girl. She was politically curious and cared for the Baloch nation. Whatever she did has already become part of history. We request the media avoid speculations and propaganda and refrain from publishing cooked-up stories.
#ShariBaloch had also sent strange messages to some of her close family members and friends, saying: "please forgive all mistakes." Friends and family members have assumed she was sending them advance Eid greetings.
The thread 🧵 above summaries #ShariBaloch dad’s talk when a local journalist met him in Kech today. I don’t know why I always have to clarify it. But everything from ‘word to word’ shared in this thread isn’t my opinion or reflects my colleague’s personal views.

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Apr 28
Our detailed story for @AJEnglish on the change in strategy, a brief profile of the woman suicide bomber with more interesting details, & the history of #MajeedBrigade. With comments from @AmirRana @MichaelKugelman @ajwsmall @SammiBaluch @mosharrafzaidi

aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/28…
@AJEnglish @AmirRana @MichaelKugelman @ajwsmall @SammiBaluch @mosharrafzaidi More details about #ShariBaloch aka #Bramsh.

According to a document shared with Al Jazeera by one of Pakistan’s security agencies, Baloch was a school teacher with a master’s degree in zoology. At the time she blew herself up, she was enrolled in another postgraduate programme
at the University of Karachi. Baloch’s husband is a dentist and professor at Makran Medical College in southern Balochistan. Her father is a retired civil servant who worked as a registrar at the University of Turbat, her hometown.
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Apr 26
Since many friends have been asking about the #Baloch lady, who carried out #karachiuniversity suicide attack. Here is little detail I can offer at this moment.
Shari, aka Baramsh, was a primary school teacher in her native #Kech district. She completed her B.Ed in 2014 and M.Ed in 2018. She did her Master's in zoology from the University of Balochistan and Mphil at Allama Iqbal Open University, Turbat campus.
Shari has two kids, each as old as five. Her husband is a dentist doctor, and her father served as a Director in a government agency. Later her father was a member of the District Council for three years.
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Apr 26
Some thoughts on the BLA attack in #Karachi University [Thread]

No doubt, the #Baloch insurgency has been redefining itself since 2011. What is surprising is how Baloch separatists, many of whom define themselves as secular nationalists, have now started following the same
strategy that has been used by hardcore Islamists such as #Bokoharam in Nigeria, Islamic State (#ISIS) in Iraq and Syria, Al Qaeda, and #Taliban in #Afghanistan. Use of women as suicide bombers.
This is the fifth rebellion in #Balochistan, and the current one is the longest, which broke out in early 2000. Still, it’s the first time the separatist GROUP #BLA has used a female suicide bomber to attack #Chinese nationals in #Karachi. There are many reasons.
Read 15 tweets
Apr 26
As per some reports, a #Chinese professor is among those killed in today’s blast near Karachi university. The blast occurred outside Confucius institute, #Karachi university. Four are dead. In July 2021, 12, including 9 Chinese nationals were killed in a blast inside a mini-bus.
“It seems to be a suicide attack targeting #Chinese nationals. Apparently, a burqa clad woman carried out the suicide attack,” reports Geo news. Geo reported that the blast killed 2 foreign women and critically injured 3. #Karachi
Three #Chinese nationals killed in an “apparent” suicide bombing targeting Chinese nationals in #Karachi. Two women, and a man are among the dead.
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Apr 24
What journalists experienced in Islamabad during Khan era #Balochistan-based journalists have been facing the worst for the last 15-years. B4 Khan came into power, local media disappeared & journalists lost jobs in B'stan due to financial pressure. Watch

I am very clear that the military establishment won't change its security-centric approach when it comes to Balochistan, no matter whether we make a new Pakistan, old, or Azad Pakistan. The situation for Balochistan will remain the same.
Also told @Rabail26 how the establishment forced seasoned journalists like @MalikSirajAkbar, @sajid_hussainb, & others to flee Balochistan more than a decade ago. From commercial squeezing to physical assault and disappearances, the state used every tactic to muzzle Baloch media.
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Mar 26
.@AliHZaidiPTI's disgusting statement reflects on state policies. Honestly, if I start telling how his masters, judges, & bureaucrats treat missing persons' families, then every Baloch will start hating d State. Their attitude has been so filthy that I won't like to discuss it.
@AliHZaidiPTI People like me are either professionally bound, or they are silent only to protect this federation from falling. Otherwise, their behavior is always blood boiling. They keep saying that missing persons are in the mountains and have joined armed groups. Its totally baseless but
Yes, some of the family members or released ppl later joined armed groups. Because the system failed them. They were so fed up with day-to-day mistreatment and sexual harassment their women's family members had to endure. These are stomach-churning stories that are indescribable
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