Muhammad Bilal Khan (journalist)

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]

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

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.

Death

On 16 June 2019 he 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
  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.
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