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22-year-old Pakistani social media activist and blogger was been killed by
unidentified assailants in the capital, the police said on Monday.
Muhammad
Bilal Khan, 22, was with his cousin when he received a phone call on Sunday
night to go from Bara Kahu area in Islamabad to G-9, where a man took him into
the forest, Dawn newspaper reported citing Superintendent of Police Saddar
Malik Naeem as saying.
Khan and his
cousin were then attacked with daggers. The activist died in the attack while
his cousin was severely injured. According to the police official, some people
heard gunshots at the crime scene as well.
Khan was
also a freelance journalist. The attack took place hours after Khan criticised
the newly-appointed spy chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, reports claim.
After the
activist's killing, #Justice4MuhammadBilalKhan started trending on social media
websites.
"If you
are an activist or a supporter of freedom of speech/opinion/expression, then
you must help spread the word for famous blogger and activist @BilalKhanWriter,
who was shot dead by unknown assailants in Islamabad," said another.
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