Targeted killings
Janikhel tribesmen demand justice in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Protesting the death of a tribal elder, the Janikhel tribesmen were attempting a march from Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Islamabad when they were stopped by the police using force. One protester died in the police action
Rights organizations condemn deadly attacks in Afghanistan
The blasts took place in Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi area and the Shahr-e-Safa district in southern Zabul province. The United Nation Assistance Mission in Afghanistan reported that 573 civilians were killed in the first three months of 2021
In Pakistan’s North Waziristan, residents take to the streets against murder of doctor
Dr. Waliullah Dawar was killed last week by unknown assailants. On Wednesday, led by Pashtun Tahafuz Movement leader Mohsin Dawar, protesters demanded legal action against the perpetrators and immediate release of all political prisoners
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