Tag: Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement

PTM leader and parliamentarian Ali Wazir was pictured detained barefoot with torn clothes at Jinnah Hospital Karachi. The images generated public outcry, with civil society and human rights activists demanding his release and condemning the still-undecided 16-month-old charges against him.

14th February 2022 By Sher-e-Azam KARACHI Scores of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) activists staged a sit-in outside the Sindh Assembly on Sunday, February 13, calling for the...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to MNA and PTM leader Ali Wazir in one of the five cases against him over alleged speeches against state institutions. His counsel said the MNA has to secure bail in the second case registered with Shah Latif Police Station for release from Karachi jail.

A candid conversation with Muzamil Shah Central General Secretary of the newly formed National Democratic Party, announced by MNA Mohsin Dawar earlier this month.

Manzoor Pashteen declared that Pashtuns on both sides of the Durrand line are connected and any war imposed on Afghanistan is bound to spill over into KP

June 2nd, 2021; Staff Report; LAHORE; Independent UN human rights experts have expressed concern over allegations of enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests and legal proceedings against leaders and activists working for the Pashtun minority in the country.

June 1st, 2021; By Hamid Riaz; LAHORE; "I still can't understand why the announcement of the verdict was delayed so much. By now we could have moved the SC. But instead the judgement was delayed unnecessarily prolonging the MNA's incarnation," says Qadir, Ali Wazir's lawyer.

Police are on the hunt for a 16-year-old boy accused of raping a three-year-old girl in Jamal Jatti area within the limits of the Saddar police station on Wednesday. The girl is in critical condition while her medico-legal report is awaited. For more human rights news, keep reading.

تحریر: حامد ریاض; لاہور; مانسہرہ پولیس نے پی ٹی ایم کے رہنما منظور پشتین اور دیگر کارکنوں کے خلاف فائرنگ کرنے کے الزام میں بغاوت کا پرچہ درج کیا ہے. پی ٹی ایم کے رہنما عالم زیب محسود نے متنبہ کیا ہے کہ اس طرح کے ہتھکنڈوں سے حالات ،مزید خراب ہوں گئے

March 17th, 2021; By Hamid Riaz; LAHORE; Mansehra police have registered an FIR against PTM supremo Manzoor Pashteen over treason charges amongst others. PTM leader Alamzai Mahsud has warned that such shameful tactics risk further inflaming an already volatile situation.