Protests have been broken up with violence and opposition politicians from Imran Khan’s party arrestedPakistani authorities have unleashed a draconian crackdown on dissent, breaking up opposition protests with violence and mass arrests and banning a movement to promote the rights of the ethnic Pashtun community under terrorism laws.Hundreds of riot police fired teargas and charged with batons as supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party of the incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan, gathered to protest over the weekend in the cities of Islamabad and Lahore. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/07/pakistan-bans-pashtun-group-ptm-crackdown-dissent
Author : Hannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correspondent
Publish date : 2024-10-07 12:03:52
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Pakistan bans Pashtun group as government cracks down on dissent
