Pakistan prepares for national strike in defense of democratic rights, and for the release of Imran Khan
Another of the major demands of the strike is the withdrawal of Pakistan from the Donald Trump-led Gaza Board of Peace.
Pakistan’s Aurat March calls for the recognition of gender based violence as national emergency
Women groups in Pakistan also called for a national holiday on March 8 so that more women can participate in the celebrations of International Women’s Day freely.
Widespread condemnation of Pakistan government’s ban on PTM
Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) and its leaders have faced repeated attacks from the successive governments in Pakistan for standing against the military’s role in enforced disappearances and human rights violations.
Pakistani rights activist Ali Wazir and lawyer Imaan Mazari jailed on terror charges
Wazir is the co-founder of the PTM which demands end of state-sponsored human rights violations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He has been arrested on several other occasions in past
Pashtun leader Ali Wazir arrested again by security agencies in Pakistan
The FIA Cyber Crime Circle Peshawar has started an enquiry against Wazir and another PTM leader, Manzoor Pashteen, for allegedly using defamatory language against state institutions. The agency had summoned the two leaders to appear in its Peshawar office before June 23
Court strikes down colonial-era sedition law in Pakistan
The petition to annul the law claimed that it had been “recklessly” used in the country to silence freedom of speech guaranteed in Article 19 of the constitution. The law has been used against a number of opposition leaders and members of social movements
Thousands of Pashtuns gather in Pakistan demanding an end to police harassment and militarization
Pashtun Tahafuz Movement leaders have warned the authorities against carrying out military operations in tribal areas, saying that the Pashtuns have suffered tremendously and will not tolerate it any longer
Ali Wazir is free but his struggle continues
After 26 months of incarceration, Ali Wazir, leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, was finally released after getting bail. Wazir has been charged in a number of cases since December 2020 where he made a speech criticizing the Pakistani Army and establishment
Daily Round-Up | Pashtuns Protest in Pakistan Over Acquittal Of Murder Accused and Other Stories
In today’s episode, we take a look at journalists’ bodies in India condemning amendments to the country’s IT rules, protests by Pashtuns in Pakistan, and the FIFA Global Transfer Report
PTM launches protests across Pakistan after acquittal of key suspect in Naqeebullah Mehsud’s murder
23-year-old Naqbeeullah Mehsud. a Pashtun factory worker and aspiring model in Karachi, and three others were extrajudicially killed on January 13 , 2018. His murder saw a huge wave of protests led by the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement
Daily Round-up | Women activists’ conference begins in India & other stories
In this episode, we bring you stories of the conference of women activists in India, protests in Pakistan against armed violence, and concerns in Sweden over the new espionage law
Massive protest march in Waziristan against rising terrorism
On Sunday, markets were shut as thousands of people marched with black flags and raised slogans against rising militancy in Waziristan and other parts of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province






