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Fatman17
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You can't do that with your entire leadership under arrest and the ones who are not are playing games
Cash gk
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Karachi hotel thing was different. Because they were used to video people's personal life. So reason why they took those two separate bedrooms as she was so afraid that if she's being doing with someone someone can do to her..
Pradotlc
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Patwaris and other sub Pakistanis should read Amnesty report on Pakistan it is worse than what PTI alleges
Unfortunately since it is in English most will not follow.
Significant mobile networks were shut down in Gwadar district for over 10 days during the Baloch National Gathering in July and August, and in October and November for two days and four days respectively, during protests planned by the political party Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI).
Internet speeds were slowed by up to 40% from July to October, due to upgrading of the national web monitoring system enhancing ability to block online content.<a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/location.../report-pakistan/#footnote-pakistan-2024-en-1">1</a> Social media platform X was blocked from 17 February. Short-term restrictions were placed on various social media platforms during the election period, particularly during “virtual rallies” hosted by the PTI in January.
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan remained in arbitrary detention awaiting further trials. Amnesty International found violations of his rights to liberty and fair trial.<a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/location.../report-pakistan/#footnote-pakistan-2024-en-2">2</a>
Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leader and former MP, Ali Wazir, was detained in the capital, Islamabad, in August on charges of “manhandling” police officers. He was re-arrested several times before the end of the year under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance, despite being granted bail in earlier cases.
In June, 36 members of the Ahmadiyya community were arbitrarily detained under the MPO Ordinance before and during the Muslim religious holiday Eid ul-Azha while practising their religious rites.<a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/location.../report-pakistan/#footnote-pakistan-2024-en-3">3</a> In October, over 100 members of the PTM were arrested and detained under the MPO Ordinance, prior to the Pashtun Qaumi Jirga.
Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was used to impose discretionary blanket restrictions on public protests and gatherings, placing the onus on activists and political organizers to obtain administrative permission to protest. In October, the Punjab government empowered the district and home departments to ban gatherings in Punjab districts for up to 30 and 90 days, respectively.
In January, 44 government employees in Balochistan province were suspended for attending a sit-in against the killing of Balaach Mola Bakhsh. On 8 March, barbed wire was used to block the protest site of the annual women’s day Aurat March in Islamabad. In April, dozens of farmers protesting the government’s handling of the wheat crisis were arrested by police in Lahore.
Protests by the PTI were repeatedly attacked and restricted, and the party was denied permission to hold its rallies. Thousands of members and leaders of the party were arrested prior to and following various protests throughout the year.
In September, the government placed 137 people, including members of the PTM and Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), on the Fourth Schedule under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 (ATA). This imposed severe restrictions on their rights to liberty, freedom of movement and expression. In October, it designated the PTM as a “proscribed organization” under the ATA, in anticipation of its major gathering, Pashtun Qaumi Jirga. Arbitrary restrictions were placed on BYC leaders Sammi Deen and Mahrang Baloch, preventing them from travelling overseas.
People were recorded as missing for days, only to return without any explanation or accountability. Kashmiri journalist and poet, Ahmad Farhad, an outspoken critic of enforced disappearances, was forcibly disappeared for two weeks in May. He faced criminal charges upon return. Comedian Aun Ali Khosa was forcibly disappeared for three days from his home in Lahore in August after his video satirizing the cost of living in Pakistan went viral. In July, 17-year-old Faizan Usman was forcibly disappeared for two months from his home in Islamabad.
In February, activist Hidayat Lohar, previously forcibly disappeared for two years in 2017, was shot dead by unknown persons in Nasirabad city. The police reluctantly filed a case to investigate the killing after court orders to do so. In October, three students were extrajudicially killed in two separate incidents. Sajan Malokani and Sarmad Bhayo were killed by police in Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab province; Vaneesh Kumar was killed in Hyderabad, Sindh province.
The Pakistani authorities failed to protect religious minorities, curb incidents of violence related to blasphemy allegations or ensure accountability for blasphemy-related killings. The majority of the suspects involved in the 16 August 2023 Jaranwala riots against the Christian community remained at large. At least 40% of survivors had received no compensation from the state by year’s end.<a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/location.../report-pakistan/#footnote-pakistan-2024-en-4">4</a>
www.amnesty.org
Unfortunately since it is in English most will not follow.
PAKISTAN 2024
Authorities weaponized laws relating to criminal defamation, sedition, hate speech and “cyber terrorism” to muzzle dissent as militancy-related security attacks increased. Climate-induced floods and heatwaves, with temperatures reaching 50oC in some areas, continued to cause hardship. While inflation rates receded, low and daily wage workers were denied rights to unionize and access to safe environment and fair pay.Freedom of expression
Authorities used laws and digital technology to restrict freedom of expression. The Punjab Defamation Act 2024, applicable to the Punjab province of 127 million, passed in May despite strong opposition, further eroding free speech protections.Significant mobile networks were shut down in Gwadar district for over 10 days during the Baloch National Gathering in July and August, and in October and November for two days and four days respectively, during protests planned by the political party Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI).
Internet speeds were slowed by up to 40% from July to October, due to upgrading of the national web monitoring system enhancing ability to block online content.<a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/location.../report-pakistan/#footnote-pakistan-2024-en-1">1</a> Social media platform X was blocked from 17 February. Short-term restrictions were placed on various social media platforms during the election period, particularly during “virtual rallies” hosted by the PTI in January.
Journalists
Journalist groups raised grave concerns regarding the authorities’ failure to protect journalists’ safety and effectively investigate attacks. At least seven journalists were killed in targeted attacks. Authorities summoned at least 32 journalists under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) for alleged “propaganda” against the judiciary. In February at least two people, including journalist Asad Toor, were arrested in relation to the allegations. Asad was released on bail after three weeks in detention. In July, 10 PTI workers, including international media coordinator Ahmed Waqas Janjua and information secretary Raoof Hassan, were arrested on allegations of “anti-state propaganda” under the PECA. They remained on bail at the end of the year. In November, journalist Mattiullah Jan was arrested on terrorism and narcotics charges for critical reporting on the government’s handling of protests.Arbitrary arrests and detentions
Civilians were held under military custody throughout the year. Out of the 105 participants in the 9 May 2023 protests who were tried in military courts, 20 were released in March, and the remaining 85 were sentenced to between two and 10 years’ imprisonment in December in secret trials. At least 1,058 protest participants remained in custody waiting for trials in civilian courts, including PTI leaders Yasmin Rashid and Shah Mehmood Qureshi.Former Prime Minister Imran Khan remained in arbitrary detention awaiting further trials. Amnesty International found violations of his rights to liberty and fair trial.<a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/location.../report-pakistan/#footnote-pakistan-2024-en-2">2</a>
Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leader and former MP, Ali Wazir, was detained in the capital, Islamabad, in August on charges of “manhandling” police officers. He was re-arrested several times before the end of the year under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance, despite being granted bail in earlier cases.
In June, 36 members of the Ahmadiyya community were arbitrarily detained under the MPO Ordinance before and during the Muslim religious holiday Eid ul-Azha while practising their religious rites.<a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/location.../report-pakistan/#footnote-pakistan-2024-en-3">3</a> In October, over 100 members of the PTM were arrested and detained under the MPO Ordinance, prior to the Pashtun Qaumi Jirga.
Freedom of peaceful assembly
Authorities clamped down on protest and assemblies through restrictive laws, arbitrary restrictions and unlawful use of force. In September, the Peaceful Assembly and Public Order Act 2024 was enacted without any consultation, giving broad power to the authorities to restrict or ban assemblies in Islamabad. A similar law was passed in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir in October.Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was used to impose discretionary blanket restrictions on public protests and gatherings, placing the onus on activists and political organizers to obtain administrative permission to protest. In October, the Punjab government empowered the district and home departments to ban gatherings in Punjab districts for up to 30 and 90 days, respectively.
In January, 44 government employees in Balochistan province were suspended for attending a sit-in against the killing of Balaach Mola Bakhsh. On 8 March, barbed wire was used to block the protest site of the annual women’s day Aurat March in Islamabad. In April, dozens of farmers protesting the government’s handling of the wheat crisis were arrested by police in Lahore.
Protests by the PTI were repeatedly attacked and restricted, and the party was denied permission to hold its rallies. Thousands of members and leaders of the party were arrested prior to and following various protests throughout the year.
Intimidation and harassment of protesters
In January, Baloch activists were targeted with arbitrary arrests and detentions during a month-long peaceful protest against enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings, organized and led by Baloch women.In September, the government placed 137 people, including members of the PTM and Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), on the Fourth Schedule under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 (ATA). This imposed severe restrictions on their rights to liberty, freedom of movement and expression. In October, it designated the PTM as a “proscribed organization” under the ATA, in anticipation of its major gathering, Pashtun Qaumi Jirga. Arbitrary restrictions were placed on BYC leaders Sammi Deen and Mahrang Baloch, preventing them from travelling overseas.
Excessive and unnecessary use of force
Use of lethal force against peaceful protesters resulted in several deaths. In February, two National Democratic Movement workers were killed and 15 injured, including party leader Mohsin Dawar, when police fired on protesters outside an election office in Miramshah city. In May, three people were killed and nearly 100 injured when police fired at protesters during the Kashmir Long March in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir. In July, three people were killed by law enforcement using firearms during the Baloch National Gathering. Security officers fired on a rally for peace in Bannu city, killing one and injuring several. In November, 12 people were allegedly killed after lethal ammunition was used against protesters in Islamabad during a PTI protest.Enforced disappearances
Enforced disappearances continued unabated, targeting journalists, activists, students, comedians, political opponents and families of political opponents. By June, the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances had already received 197 missing persons’ cases. Defence of Human Rights recorded 2,332 cases of enforced disappearances throughout the year.People were recorded as missing for days, only to return without any explanation or accountability. Kashmiri journalist and poet, Ahmad Farhad, an outspoken critic of enforced disappearances, was forcibly disappeared for two weeks in May. He faced criminal charges upon return. Comedian Aun Ali Khosa was forcibly disappeared for three days from his home in Lahore in August after his video satirizing the cost of living in Pakistan went viral. In July, 17-year-old Faizan Usman was forcibly disappeared for two months from his home in Islamabad.
In February, activist Hidayat Lohar, previously forcibly disappeared for two years in 2017, was shot dead by unknown persons in Nasirabad city. The police reluctantly filed a case to investigate the killing after court orders to do so. In October, three students were extrajudicially killed in two separate incidents. Sajan Malokani and Sarmad Bhayo were killed by police in Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab province; Vaneesh Kumar was killed in Hyderabad, Sindh province.
Freedom of religion and belief
There were several attacks on places of worship and burial sites of the Ahmadiyya community. In January, the police and district administration in Daska and Bharoke destroyed tombstones in Ahmadi graveyards. In June, 17 graves of the Ahmadiyya community were desecrated in Bahawalpur district. On Eid day, 17 June, a violent crowd attacked the Ahmadiyya place of worship in the city of Kotli. In September, police officials in Okara demolished minarets and Islamic inscriptions in an Ahmadi place of worship. In October, police in Gujranwala vandalized two Ahmadi places of worship.The Pakistani authorities failed to protect religious minorities, curb incidents of violence related to blasphemy allegations or ensure accountability for blasphemy-related killings. The majority of the suspects involved in the 16 August 2023 Jaranwala riots against the Christian community remained at large. At least 40% of survivors had received no compensation from the state by year’s end.<a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/location.../report-pakistan/#footnote-pakistan-2024-en-4">4</a>
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Pakistanithinktank
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He is already 78 years old. Even if they kill him in jail Nothing is going to happened.
Cash gk
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Your comments shows your brain has age of two years baby girl. You have no idea what the f*** you talking about.
Pradotlc
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he has ready done his job.
he has exposed who the real enemies of Pakistan are... something the world has been telling us for decades.
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Cash gk
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Betrayal with the Field Marshal
Asim Munir had brought together certain bureaucrats and business figures to form the SIFC (Special Investment Facilitation Council) with the goal of attracting foreign investment.
But now it’s been revealed that those very individuals have shifted their own businesses and money abroad mostly to Portugal meaning, in simple words: to hell with the SIFC.
– Shahbaz Gill
Asim Munir had brought together certain bureaucrats and business figures to form the SIFC (Special Investment Facilitation Council) with the goal of attracting foreign investment.
But now it’s been revealed that those very individuals have shifted their own businesses and money abroad mostly to Portugal meaning, in simple words: to hell with the SIFC.
– Shahbaz Gill
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