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Pashtun groups condemn military crackdown and firing in North Waziristan
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Pashtun National Jirga has sounded the alarm over a new wave of oppression, arrests, and violence directed at peaceful activists, accusing the Pakistani government and military of specifically targeting the Pashtun community under the pretext of security operations.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa faces crisis as military action fuels civilian unrest
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The situation in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province continues to spiral, as reports of intensified military operations, widespread displacement, and growing public unrest emerge from areas such as Bajaur, Waziristan, and Tirah.
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UKPNP leader Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri expresses solidarity with Pashtun
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Kashmiri highlighted the long history of suffering endured by the Pashtun people, who have faced systemic discrimination, violence, and human rights abuses.
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MQM chief Altaf Hussain extends support for Pashtun National Jirga resolut
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Congratulating PTM leader Manzoor Pashteen, as well as all PTM leaders, workers, and the Pashtun community for the success of the event, Hussain lauded their resilience and perseverance.
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Pashtun jirga challenges Pakistan's authority, demands army's exit and aut
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The three-day gathering laid bare the growing discontent within the Pashtun community, reflecting the deepening fractures in Pakistan's internal governance and security policies, Dawn reported.
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Pashtun activists in Geneva highlight Pakistan's atrocities, call for glob
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
In a major protest outside the UN office in Geneva during the 57th Session of the Human Rights Council, organised by the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) Europe, activists highlighted ongoing human rights violations in Pakistan.
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Vienna: Pashtun, Afghan protesters condemn Pakistani Army actions in Khybe
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
A large-scale protest took place outside the Pakistan Embassy in Vienna on Sunday, organised by the Afghan Cultural Association (AKIS) in collaboration with the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) Austria wing.
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Pashtuns subject to extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances in Pak
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Despite unprecedented efforts of the Pashtun community to bring justice to Mehsud, his killers were scot-free in an extremely dubious legal proceeding. Rao's acquittal is another example of how the Pakistani state authorities, including the judiciary, brazenly discriminate against the minori
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Pashtun community fights for equal rights and dignity in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
So-called "encounter killings" are common in Pakistan. Rights groups say when police lack enough evidence for a court conviction, they extrajudicially kill suspects.
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Balochistan National Party leader Mengal raise concern over gross violatio
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The head of the Balochistan National Party (BNP) and former Chief Minister of Balochistan Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal raised concern over the gross violation of human rights in the province.
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Fault lines in Pakistan-Taliban relationship emerge over Durand Line
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): The refusal to accept the status of the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan (Durand Line) by the Taliban regime has clearly shown the cracks in their relationship.
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'Stop Pashtun Genocide' pavilion put up at Broken Chair in Geneva
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 4 (ANI): Highlighting the atrocities meted out by the Pakistani military establishment on the Pashtun community, a pavilion was put up at Broken Chair here on Tuesday with messages that read 'Stop Pashtun Genocide', 'Pashtun Against Torture', etc.
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