When human rights activist Karima Baloch is found drowned off the shores of Toronto, an investigation into her mysterious death leads all the way back to Pakistan, the country she had recently fled.
In this six-part series, host Mary Lynk explores the rampant abductions and killings of dissidents in Pakistan, the dangers that follow those who flee to the West, and a terrifying intelligence agency with tentacles around the globe. How did Karima die? And would Pakistan really carry out an assassination far beyond its borders? This is a story that a powerful state doesn’t want you to know.
8 Available Episodes (8 Total)Average duration: 00:46:12
Jan 23, 2023
The Kill List Introduces: Love, Janessa
00:36:38
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We learn about Karima’s final days from those closest to her, including a man who’s finally ready to speak. After escaping death in Pakistan, what evidence is there that Karima may have taken her own life?
For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/the-kill-list-transcripts-listen-1.6514561
Months before Karima’s death, another prominent Baloch dissident is found drowned in a river in Sweden. Sajid Hussain had also fled Pakistan to start a new life in safety. His death bears a striking resemblance to Karima’s. Could the two be connected?
For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/the-kill-list-transcripts-listen-1.6514561
Jul 11, 2022
Episode 1: Death of an Icon
00:51:11
A leading human rights activist is found dead. Many immediately suspect murder. The assassinations of dissidents like her have become commonplace in Pakistan. But Karima Baloch's body was discovered off the shores of Toronto, the city where she fled for her life.
For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/the-kill-list-transcripts-listen-1.6514561
Jun 21, 2022
Introducing: The Kill List
00:03:40
A leading human rights activist and vocal critic of the Pakistan government dies suddenly in Canada. The international community calls the death suspicious. But would Pakistan really carry out an assassination far beyond its borders?
Host Mary Lynk investigates the death of Karima Baloch, the killing of her people, and the dangers that follow Pakistani dissidents who flee to the West.
A six-part investigation. Coming July 11, 2022.
Jan 23 | 00:36:38
The Kill List Introduces: Love, Janessa
Aug 08 | 01:05:24
Episode 6: The Pier
Aug 01 | 01:03:50
Episode 5: Living Ghosts
Jul 25 | 00:58:52
Episode 4: ‘I am not a terrorist’
Jul 11 | 00:47:02
Episode 3: The Dissident Club
Jul 11 | 00:43:03
Episode 2: A Death in Sweden
Jul 11 | 00:51:11
Episode 1: Death of an Icon
Jun 21 | 00:03:40
Introducing: The Kill List
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