Pakistan's former Member of the National Assembly and Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) leader Ali Wazir's detention was extended by 15 days on Sunday. He was forcefully arrested by the police last month after an alleged road accident and currently faces terrorism charges.
The notification issued by the Balochistan Home Department stated that the current ban on Pashteen will restrict his entry into Balochistan until November 20 this year.
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.
In a significant move to draw international attention to human rights violations in their regions, a high-level delegation representing Afghans, Pashtuns, and Kashmiris met with Pope Francis in the Vatican City on Wednesday.
During the protest, demonstrators forcefully removed the Pakistani national flag from inside the consulate building. Video footage of the incident has since gone viral on multiple social media platforms.
The German chapter of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), on Saturday organized demonstrations raising their voice against the genocide orchestrated by Pakistan's defence forces in the Bannu region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The tragic shooting in Bannu has sparked widespread outrage and renewed calls for accountability among politicians and journalists. Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, a former senator from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, strongly condemned the state atrocities against Pashtun protesters.
The attack by the Pakistani defense forces was reportedly in retaliation for a major protest that had erupted in the Bannu area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, leaving several people injured.
The Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) has condemned Pakistan's 'Operation Azm-e-Istehkam' as a "widened terror plan" by the establishment aimed at carrying out genocide against the Baloch and Pashtun peoples.
Thousands of people gathered to see the funeral procession of slain Pashtun activist Gilaman Wazir as his casket passed through towns and cities from Islamabad to his native village in Waziristan bordering Afghanistan, Voice of America reported.
Gilaman Wazir, a senior member of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) and a renowned poet, has died after succumbing to injuries sustained during a violent attack in Islamabad.