Pashtun Activist Condemns Pakistan Military at UNHRC for Human Rights Abuses
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Pashtun Activist Slams Pakistan Military at UNHRC Over Human Rights Abuses
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News18•18-03-2026, 14:00
Pashtun Activist Slams Pakistan Military at UNHRC Over Human Rights Abuses
•Pashtun human rights defender Fazlur Rahman Afridi accused Pakistan's military of widespread human rights violations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan at UNHRC.
•Afridi highlighted civilian casualties, enforced disappearances, and mass displacement due to military operations and cross-border tensions.
•He stated that the security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has worsened, with Pakistan conducting strikes across the Afghan border, violating international law and causing civilian deaths.
•The activist raised alarm over a significant rise in enforced disappearances of Pashtun and Baloch individuals, calling it a 'genocide' of the Pashtun people.
•Afridi urged the UN and international human rights organizations to investigate abuses, hold Pakistan's military accountable, and repeal the Action in Aid of Civil Power Ordinance.
