Pashtuns hold Anti Pakistan protest in Islamabad; demand Azadi

Updated:7 years, 9 months ago

Islamabad, Pakistan , Feb 04 (ANI): Thousands of Pashtuns gathered outside the press club in Islamabad and chanted Azadi (Freedom) slogans by highlighting human rights violations against the community. They carried out a Long March demanding justice for Naqeeb Mahsood, a Pashtun killed in a fake police encounter on January 13 in Karachi city of Sindh province. The Youth led a long march from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 26 against the ongoing slow motion Pashtun genocide in Pakistan, human rights violations in FATA and State imposed terrorism and militarism. The slogans highlighted Pakistan’s security agencies motive of de-Pashtunisation and undermining US led war on terror. They called on the United Nations and US led international community to take immediate notice of Pakistan sponsored terrorism, human rights violations and slow motion Pashtun genocide in FATA. The Long March was joined by more than 10,000 Pashtuns from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.