Muhammad Bilal Khan (; 1 January 1997 – 16 June 2019) was a Pakistani journalist, writer, poet, social media activist and blogger. He was assassinated by an unknown person in Islamabad.

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. He also worked for Al Wesal TV channel.

Muhammad Bilal Khan (journalist)

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. Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari condemned Khan's killing and assured that the investigation.

Muhammad Bilal Khan (journalist)

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.

Muhammad Bilal Khan (journalist)

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1997 births

2019 deaths

Pakistani male journalists

Pakistani male writers

Pakistani male poets

Pakistani activists

Pakistani male bloggers

People from Gilgit-Baltistan

Government Gordon College alumni

International Islamic University, Islamabad alumni

Deaths by stabbing in Pakistan

Assassinated Pakistani journalists

21st-century Pakistani writers

21st-century Pakistani poets