Muhammad Bilal Khan

Incident Description: Stabbed

On June 16, 2019, a 22-year-old blogger, Muhammad Bilal Khan, was killed in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad. According to Dawn.com, Superintendent of Police (SP) Saddar, Malik Naeem, said that Khan was with his uncle when they were attacked. Khan had received a phone call from an “unidentified person to come to G-9, where a man took him into the forest”. As per the report, the suspect used a dagger to kill Khan.

Additionally, the sound of firing was also heard in the area. A First Information Report (FIR) was registered by the victim’s father. According to Dawn.com, the victim’s father, in a video said that his son had no personal enmity and had spent his life talking about Islam. Investigation Unit member Asif Khan told PPF that none of the accused were arrested while the case was under investigation and they were trying their best to arrest the accused.

Bilal’s father Obaid Ullah told PPF on April 16, 2020, that he went to the police station three times but did not get a satisfactory response as police officials used to tell him that the case was still under investigation and they would call him when needed. The reason behind his death is still under investigation.

Investigation Unit member Asif Khan told PPF that none of the accused were arrested while the case was under investigation. He added that they were trying their best to arrest the accused.