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PTM UK Chapter highlights agony of grieving mother, alleges state role in
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) UK Chapter has raised serious concerns over what it describes as systematic oppression of Pashtuns and a "man-made catastrophe" in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, highlighting both human rights abuses and devastation caused by recent floods in the region.
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Pashtun groups condemn military crackdown and firing in North Waziristan
Updated : 7 months, 1 week 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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PoJK activist Amjad Ayub Mirza alleges Pakistan army forcing mass displace
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
PoJK activist Amjad Ayub Mirza accused the Pakistan Army of forcibly displacing Pashtun villagers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under the guise of anti-terror operations, aiming to seize resource-rich lands and suppress local resistance.
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Pakistan: Tablighi Jamaat's grip on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa fuels concerns of r
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The rise of the Tablighi Jamaat in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is changing Pashtun culture, promoting strict religious rules, and preparing followers for extremism. Critics say it weakens Pashtun identity and nationalism, helping the Pakistani state control the region and support Islamist
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Pashtun groups slam Pak army over Laki Marwat bombing that killed 5 childr
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Pashtun National Jirga (PNJ) has denounced what it termed a savage bombing that resulted in the deaths and injuries of several civilians, including many children, in the Laki Marwat district, believed to have been executed via drone or mortar fire.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa faces crisis as military action fuels civilian unrest
Updated : 7 months, 2 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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Peace march crushed, terrorists consulted: Pakistan's two-faced strategy i
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
On Friday, a peace march in Shewa tehsil of North Waziristan saw tribal elders, civil society representatives, political party members, and Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) activists uniting against what they described as a collapsing security environment.
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"Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is now a terror lab": Usanas Foundation CEO Abhinav Pa
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Abhinav Pandya, CEO of Usanas Foundation, called Pakistan's crackdown on Pashtuns "state terrorism," accusing the army of suppressing ethnic identities, supporting extremist groups, and committing cultural genocide. He criticised global silence and labelled Pakistan a "terrorist state" ruled
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Pashtun National Jirga slams Pakistani army's crackdown, calls for mass pr
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Referring to the situation as "a brutal campaign" under the pretext of security, the Jirga has called upon Pashtun leaders and individuals across various regions to participate in widespread protests on August 1, demanding an immediate cessation of military actions and state violence.
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7 dead, 20 injured in Pak army firing on Pashtun protesters
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The protesters had assembled in Tirah Valley to demonstrate against the death of a child killed by mortar fire from Pakistani forces. In retaliation, the soldiers began to shoot indiscriminately at the unarmed Pashtun demonstrators.
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JSMM Chairman Shafi Burfat criticises Pakistan's centralised policies, cal
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Chairman of Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM), Shafi Burfat, has issued a statement accusing the Pakistani state, led by the Punjabi political elite and military establishment, of systematically undermining the rights of Pakistan's ethnolinguistic communities, particularly Sindhis, Baloch, a
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Pashtuns commemorate Gilaman Wazir on his first death anniversary
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Gilaman Wazir, also a PTM member, rose to prominence as a fearless poet and activist who gave voice to the voiceless and challenged systemic repression. His unwavering commitment to justice ultimately cost him his life -- but in death, he became a symbol of courage and resilience for Pashtun
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