Allow us to live with dignity, asks Pashtun activist to Pakistan
Nov 06, 2019
Geneva (Switzerland) Nov 06 (ANI): A Pashtun activist and member of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) has asked Pakistan to stop killing of civilians in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Aurangzeb Khan Zalmay said that Pakistan continuously raising the issue of Kashmir without looking its own weaknesses. Pakistan Army launched several operations in FATA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with an aim to eradicate the Taliban and other terror groups. However, the residents blame Pakistan Army for targeting civilians rather fighting the terrorists. Pashtun Tahafuz Movement demands a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to be constituted to investigate war crimes against Pashtuns. The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) is a Pakistani civil society group that advocates for better rights for Pakistan’s Pashtuns, and particularly in the country’s tribal belt. In recent months, tensions have grown between the PTM and Pakistan’s powerful military and particularly since a deadly incident at a military checkpoint in North Waziristan on May 26.
