Who was Shari Baloch? Know the story behind the Karachi suicide bomber

Shari Baloch has become the first female suicide bomber, ‘Fidayeen’ of the Baloch Nation. The Balochistan Liberation army has already issued a statement praising the 30-year-old Shari Baloch for yesterday’s heinous attack on the 3 Chinese Nationals outside Karachi University by blowing herself.

The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has praised Shari Baloch’s attack in a detailed statement which mention’s – “The mother of 2 children sacrificed herself for a better future of Baloch Nation.”

Here is BLA full statement on Shari Baloch -

None of #ShariBaloch family members are directly harmed by #Pakistan army, so her choosing this path must ring alarm bells.

Whatever her reasons are for her action, it surely opens a new bloody chapter in #Baloch armed struggle.
Here is #BLA full statement on Shari Baloch.  pic.twitter.com/57T8SQIeHM — Bashir Ahmad Gwakh (@bashirgwakh) April 26, 2022

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Shari Baloch had two kids (8 and 5 years old named Mahrosh and Meer Hassan). Her husband, Habitan Bashir Baloch, is a dentist and her father was a lecturer. Her husband tweeted from an unknown location that he is proud of what she did.

Shari Jan,your selfless act has left me speechless but I am also beaming with pride today.
Mahroch and Meer Hassan will grow into very proud humans thinking what a great woman their mother https://t.co/xOmoIiBPEf will continue to remain an important part of our lives. pic.twitter.com/Gdh2vYXw7J

— Habitan Bashir Baloch (@HabitanB) April 26, 2022

Shari was highly educated with Master’s degree in Zoology and was pursuing her MPhil and also working as science teacher in a secondary school. During her student life, she was a member of the Baloch Students Organisation and was very much aware of the Baloch movement.

Shari Baloch’s last twitter message read – Farewell & Companionship.

رخصت اف اوران سنگت — Sharibaloch (شاران بلوچ) (@Shariba67903532) April 26, 2022

This well-educated Baloch family had no connection with any terror groups. So, it is hard to believe that Shari could go to such an extent and blow herself for the cause of the Baloch movement. Based on her family background and education, even the Pakistani media found her act surprising and a sort of disbelief that Shari could do such a crime.

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