The UN called for restraint as Pak forces crackdown on Balochs, to ensure compliance with international standards for freedom of expression and association and also demanded the release of PTM members who have been arbitrarily detained.
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.
Afridi highlighted that a significant portion of the country's budget is consumed by its large military, which, he asserts, is responsible for the deaths of countless Baloch and Pashtun individuals
The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), a peaceful grassroots movement advocating for the human rights of the Pashtun ethnic minority in Pakistan, has urged the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk to intervene and lift the illegal ban imposed on PTM by the Pakistani government.
Pakistan, in its attempt to suppress dissent in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has been orchestrating attacks and shellings, merely a day before the Pashtun National Jigra.
At least three people lost their lives, and many others were injured when Pakistani security forces raided a peaceful gathering of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) event in Khyber district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Wednesday.
These latest bans on the PTM have escalated the existing tensions between the movement and the government, highlighting deeper issues related to Pashtun rights and state authority in Pakistan.
It demanded an "immediate and impartial inquiry" into the circumstances that allegedly resulted in severe injuries to a PTI supporter Syed Mustafain Kazmi, while in custody.
Baloch rights activist Mahrang Baloch expressed concern on Pakistan government's decision to ban the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) and dubbed it as "severe encroachment to democratic principles."
The Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) has strongly condemned Pakistan's recent decision to ban the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), a non-violent organisation advocating for human rights in the Pashtun regions.