International Policy Digest: Manzoor Pashteen hopes to shake Pakistan's faltering democracy

International Policy Digest: Manzoor Pashteen hopes to shake Pakistan's faltering democracy
Manzoor Pashteen, a leader of Pashtun Protection Movement addresses his supporters during a rally in Lahore, Pakistan on April 22, 2018. (AFP)
Updated 07 May 2018
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International Policy Digest: Manzoor Pashteen hopes to shake Pakistan's faltering democracy

International Policy Digest: Manzoor Pashteen hopes to shake Pakistan's faltering democracy

May 07: International Policy Digest report by Zehra Ali Khan states that emerging out of thin air, a charming bearded tribesman in his early 30s, Manzoor Pashteen, has caused quite a stir in Pakistan. The anti-war activist has upset the delicately balanced nature of democracy in Pakistan by lending a voice to tens of thousands of Pashtuns demanding an end to extrajudicial killings and abductions by the Pakistani state. Local and international NGOs have reported thousands of missing people in Pashtun dominated regions of Pakistan over the past ten years.

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