At least five Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) workers were arrested in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, by police during a protest demonstration held against the resurgence of terrorism in the province.
PTM chief Manzoor Pashteen tweeted that five workers associated with the social movement for Pashtun rights were arrested by the police during a rally in Kohat.
The PTM chief said the police baton-charged the participants of the rally.
The arrested workers include: Haji Abdul Samad, Javaid Khattak, Bilal Orakzai, Aftab Shinwari, and Irshad.
کوہاٹ میں دھشتگردی کےخلاف آج ہونے والے مظاہرے پر ریاستی اداروں کا حملہ۔
PTM رہنماء حاجی عبدالصمد،جاوید خٹک،بلال اورکزئی،آفتاب شینواری,ارشاد گرفتار جبکہ مظاہرین پر لاٹھی چارج۔
کوہاٹ میں ضلعی انتظامیہ پر وہاں کے ISI آفیسرز کا مسلسل دباؤ کہ دھشتگردی مخالف کرداروں کو ٹارچر کیا جائے۔— Manzoor Pashteen (@ManzoorPashteen) May 19, 2023
People in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been holding protests in various parts of the province against the resurgence of terrorism since the last few months.
Earlier, a blast in an office of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in the Swat’s Kabal area claimed 17 lives. Five Shia teachers were killed in an attack at a school in the Kurram district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
In January, a blast in Peshawar mosque inside a police compound claimed the lives of more than 60 people. The TTP claimed responsibility for one of the deadliest blasts in the city. Last month a police station in Peshawar was also targeted, resulting in three deaths. Meanwhile, the day after the deadly Peshawar attack, Punjab police thwarted an attack on a police station in Mianwali.
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