According to Mama Qadeer , Sabeen and her mother left shortly after the event ended . The event had been rescheduled from 21 April to 24 April , and at a different venue , as organisers had received threats earlier . The Chief Minister of Sindh Qaim Ali Shah condemned the killing and called an inquiry into the incident . Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif extended his condolences to the family and sought a report from investigating authorities . The activist 's death was also met with shock by prominent media and civil society members on social media . Nasreen Jalil , Mosharraf Zaidi , Altaf Hussain , Fasi Zaka , Raza Rumi , Hamid Mir , Arif Alvi , Fatima Bhutto , Taimur Rahman , Kamila Shamsie , Malala Yousafzai and Sharmila Farooqi , among others , poured condemnations over the incident . General Asim Bajwa , director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations , strongly condemned the killing and assured that intelligence agencies would provide assistance in capturing the perpetrators . A panel in memory of Mahmud was held at the 2015 Islamabad Literature Festival . On 23 May 2015 an international Hackathon was organized in loving memory of Sabeen Mahmud . On 20 May , Chief Minister of Sindh Qaim Ali Shah stated that the mastermind behind Sabeen 's murder had been arrested . The culprit also confessed his involvement in the bus shooting against Ismailis in Karachi . The accused was identified as Saad Aziz
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