Habib Jalib Baloch was a Baloch nationalist politician who had served as a member of the Senate of Pakistan

Senate of Pakistan

The Senate of Pakistan is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. Elections are held every three years for one half of the senate and each senator has a term of six years...

 and as the secretary general of the Balochistan National Party

Balochistan National Party

The Balochistan National Party or Balochistan National Party is a political party in Balochistan, Pakistan...

. In his student days he served in a number of leadership positions of the Baloch Students Organization

Baloch Students Organization

The Baloch Students Organization, or BSO was founded in 26 November 1967 as nationalist student organization in Pakistani part of occupied Balochistan. The main objectives of BSO were to organize and educate Baloch youth politically for the liberation of Balochistan.It this time BSO is divided into...

.

He was shot dead by unknown assailants in Quetta

Quetta

is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains some of the rarest species of wildlife in the...

 on July 14, 2010. Following his assassination, protests were held in cities across Pakistan while a general strike

General strike

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 was held across Balochistan province for three days.