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 TTAP leadership passed a unanimous resolution seeking immediate release of political prisoners and demanded an empowered judicial commission to investigate firing on peaceful marchers in Bannu.
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.
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.
The US chapter of PTM has issued a statement demanding that Gilaman Wazir should be shifted from Pakistan to Germany for medical treatment, calling it an extremely important step for his proper treatment and survival.
The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) led the protest, with participation from various local ethnic groups. The protestors demanded an end to the mercenary war and the "terrorist military policy in the Pashtun homeland.
Rana Sanaullah made these remarks while responding to a question on reports that the government was planning to delay the release of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan as the courts granted him relief in several cases.