Tag: PTM
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‘Block his passport’; Manzoor Pashteen cracks joke after meeting CM Gandapur
Manzoor Pashteen, the leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), sarcastically asked the federal government to block Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur’s passport and CNIC after he met with Pashteen yesterday. A reporter asked Pashteen about the recent decision by the federal government to ban the PTM, to which he replied: “They [federal govt] said…
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KP govt prohibits officials from participating in Pashtoon Qaumi Jirga
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government on Tuesday prohibited its officials and employees from participating in the three-day Pahstoon Qaumi Jirga hosted by the Pahtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) on October 11. On Sunday, citing security threats and national peace, the federal government declared the PTM a “proscribed organisation” and imposed a ban on it under section 11B…
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Pakistan govt ‘pleased’ to ban Pashtun Tahafuz Movement
The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) has been banned by the Federal Government and declared as a ‘proscribed organisation’. According to a Notification issued by the Interior Ministry, citing section 11B of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 it stated that PTM is a threat to peace and security in the country, and the federal government is putting…
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Afghan miscreants vandalise Pakistan consulate in Germany; Foreign Office demands action
After videos emerged of several individuals, allegedly Afghan nationals, vandalising the Pakistani consulate in Frankfurt, Islamabad urged Germany to take immediate measures to investigate the security lapse and hold those responsible for it accountable to the law. The incident happened on July 20, when a “gang of extremists” attacked the consulate and “endangered” the lives…
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“Taliban have taken over my constituency,” says Mohsin Dawar
Former Member National Assembly and Pashtun Tahafuz Movement leader Mohsin Dawar has shared via a tweet on X that “Taliban have taken over polling stations in Tappi, N. Waziristan in my constituency NA-40”. Taliban have taken over polling stations in Tappi, N. Waziristan in my constituency NA-40. Three of our female polling agents escaped a…
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DC Peshawar issues detention orders of 11 PTM activists
The district administration of Peshawar has issued orders to detain 11 activists of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO), on allegations of provoking the public against the government’s policies and the armed forces of the country. According to the detention order, SSP operations wrote a letter…
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The court bars Imaan Mazari arrest in any FIR registered after August 20
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered not to arrest human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari in any First Information Report (FIR) registered after August 20. Justice Mian Gul Hassan Aurangzeb of the IHC heard the case in which Shireen Mazari, former federal minister and the mother of Imaan Mazari, submitted a request on her…
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Bara Kahu police rearrest Imaan Mazari outside Adiala Jail
Human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari has been arrested by the Bara Kahu police Islamabad outside Adiala Jail after getting bail from ATC this morning. According to her lawyer, no new FIR or arrest warrant has been shared with them. On Monday morning, an Islamabad Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has granted bail to human rights lawyer Imaan…
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Anti-terrorism court grants 3-day physicial remand of Imaan Mazari and Ali Wazir
Lawyer and activist Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Former Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Ali Wazir were produced before Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain on Monday. Imaan’s legal team argued that “Police have not yet found anything,” and that “officials had also not investigated anything related to Imaan”. It was also mentioned…
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Member National Assembly Ali Wazir finally released from prison after more than two years
Member of National Assembly (MNA) and Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leader Ali Wazir has been released from Central Jail Karachi today (Tuesday) after more than two years behind bars. Wazir was transferred to Central Jail Karachi on 31 December 2020 on sedition charges for delivering hate speeches. In November, Peshawar High Court’s Bannu Bench granted…