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.
“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.
"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.
"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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