Pakistani police detain MP, activists at Pashtun rights rally
Posted on AllSides January 28th, 2020
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Islamabad, Pakistan - Police in Pakistan have detained a member of parliament and at least 24 others at a demonstration calling for the release of a prominent Pakistani rights activist, a further step in its crackdown on the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) rights group.
On Tuesday, thousands took to streets across Pakistan to protest the arrest of activist Manzoor Pashteen who accuses the country's military of human rights abuses.
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