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India-Pakistan
DPO injured, nine terrorists killed in fierce Hangu gunfight
2025-07-20
[GEO.TV] A fierce exchange of fire broke out between security forces and turbans in the Shinawari Zargari area of Hangu, resulting in the deaths of nine bully boyz and injuries to District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Khalid.

DPO Khalid, who was leading the operation, sustained three gunshot wounds during the clash and has been shifted to Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire...
for medical treatment, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Amjad Hussain said.

Inspector General (IG) Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Police, Zulfiqar Hameed, told news hounds that several other turbans were also injured in the exchange. He stated that DPO Khalid's condition is stable and out of danger. ''I've spoken to him, and his spirits remain high,'' IG Hameed added.

The IG reaffirmed the police force's commitment to continuing targeted operations against bully boyz across the province.
Related:
Hangu: 2025-02-07 Pakistan Army soldier martyred, 12 terrorists killed in North Waziristan IBO
Hangu: 2024-11-25 Warring tribes agree on 7-day ceasefire in Kurram as dozens killed in clashes
Hangu: 2024-01-13 Two 'suicide bombers' planning to target Fazlur Rehman, Aimal Wali arrested
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India-Pakistan
At least one killed, three injured in Bannu drone attacks
2025-07-10
[GEO.TV] A drone attack killed a woman and injured three others in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu, the police said on Wednesday.

"One drone fell on the Miryan Police Station whereas the other fell on a home," the police said, adding that the incident occurred overnight, leaving one woman dead and three others injured.

Meanwhile,
...back at the barn, Bossy's udder had begun to ache...
the cop shoppe was targeted in the morning, resulting in some damage to the solar panels.

The maimed persons were shifted to the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital Bannu.

According to the police, quadcopter drones were used to carry out the attacks on the residence and the cop shoppe.

Search operations have been commenced by the police in both areas.

It is noteworthy to mention here that turbans have been using quadcopter drones to carry out attacks, and it was the fourth such attack in Bannu in which several people sustained injuries.

Last month, in a move to bolster counter-terrorism capabilities, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) police acquired a state-of-the-art anti-drone system aimed at neutralising aerial threats.

The system will be used to detect and disable unauthorised drones from a considerable distance, they added.

The anti-drone system will be deployed for the protection of key government buildings, public figures, and major public events, as per the insiders.

According to officials, krazed killer groups have used drones to carry out attacks in areas including North Wazoo and parts of southern KP.

Pakistain saw a slight uptick in krazed killer attacks in May 2025, even as heightened military tensions with neighbouring India failed to trigger a significant escalation in violence from krazed killer groups.

Data released by the Islamabad-based Pakistain Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) indicates a 5% increase in attacks compared to April, though the overall picture suggests krazed killer groups largely remained contained despite the regional geopolitical climate.
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India-Pakistan
Pakistan never backs terrorists, Bilawal tells India's Karan Thapar clearly
2025-07-10
[GEO.TV] Former foreign minister and Pakistain Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari rejected India's claims of patronising terrorist groups to conduct attacks outside of Pakistain.

In an interview with Indian journalist Karan Thapar, Bilawal said: "Pakistain does not willingly permit [—] the groups you mentioned or any group to conduct terrorist attacks outside of Pakistain but also within Pakistain."

Highlighting the country's losses during the war against terrorism, the PPP politician said that the world is well aware that Pakistain faced the brunt of terrorism over the past many decades.

"Pakistain is fighting and has been fighting the largest inland war against terrorism. We've lost 92,000 lives altogether. Just last year, we lost more than 1,200 civilian lives in more than 200 different terrorist attacks."

"At the rate at which terrorist attacks are taking place just this year alone, if they continue at this pace, this year will be the bloodiest year in Pakistain's history."

Recalling the liquidation of his mother and former premier Benazir Bhutto
... 11th Prime Minister of Pakistain in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996. She was the daughter of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, founder of the Pakistain People's Party, who was murdered at the instigation of General Ayub Khan. She was murdered in her turn by person or persons unknown while campaigning in late 2007. Suspects include, to note just a few, Baitullah Mehsud, General Pervez Musharraf, the ISI, al-Qaeda in Pakistain, and her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, who shows remarkably little curiosity about who done her in...
, Bilawal said: "I too am a victim of terrorism. I feel the pain of the victims of the Pahalgam terrorist attack. I understand the trauma that their families are experiencing in a way more than many others can ever imagine."

He also elaborated on Pakistain's ongoing battle to root out the menace, saying: "Pakistain went through a process where we not only took military action against terrorist groups within Pakistain."

He said that in the previous Zardari's tenure, Pakistain conducted an operation in South Wazoo following Benazir's liquidation, and the next government conducted another operation in North Waziristan.
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Afghanistan
Permitted terrorist organization (Permitted by Russia)
2025-07-05
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:

[ColonelCassad] Russia has officially recognized the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Earlier, the Taliban was removed from the list of terrorist organizations.
Here’s hoping that doesn’t bite y’all really hard in the backside.
The Taliban have fulfilled most of Russia's wishes since 2021 ("they are cutting down the blacks", reducing poppy crops, and not interfering with Central Asia. Yes, women are still oppressed and their government is far from inclusive, but overall, they demonstrate adequacy and constructiveness. The Taliban committed their last terrorist attacks back in 2021 against the occupation forces and the puppet regime of Ashraf Ghani.

Unofficially, the Russian Federation has long recognized the Taliban and actively maintained contacts with them since 2021-2022, despite the fact that the Taliban were considered terrorists by us for several years after their victory. For several years now, Afghanistan has been receiving fuel and grain from Russia. It is expected that Russia's trade turnover with Afghanistan will expand.

The Taliban can be wished that they have more adequate factions at the helm and that they do not allow a new civil war in Afghanistan. And they continued to sell drugs.

Related:
Taliban: 2025-07-04 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has released videos showing an ambush and assault on the Pakistani Forces in the Khumrang area of Angoor Adda, South Waziristan
Taliban: 2025-07-04 Russia has officially recognized the Taliban government
Taliban: 2025-07-03 UK halts Afghan Resettlement Programs without Notice
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India-Pakistan
Security forces eliminate 30 terrorists trying to infiltrate through Pak-Afghan border: ISPR
2025-07-05
[GEO.TV] Security forces have eliminated at least 30 Indian-backed Lions of Islam trying to infiltrate through Pakistain-Afghanistan border
...also known as Pashtunistan, home of ignorance, poverty, and automatic weapons...
in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's North Wazoo district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday.

The military's media wing said the movement of a large group of "khwarij" (terrorists), belonging to the "Indian proxy Fitna-al-Khwarij", was detected near border area in Hassan Khel on the night of July 1-2 and July 2-3.

According to the ISPR, troops engaged the infiltrators and thwarted their attempt to infiltrate, with "precise and skillful engagement," resulting in all 30 Indian-sponsored Lions of Islam being "sent to hell". A significant quantity of weapons, ammunition and explosives was recovered from the neutralised terrorists.

"The security forces demonstrated exceptional professionalism, vigilance and preparedness, and prevented a potential catastrophe," the ISPR said.

The military's media wing asked the Taliban
...Arabic for students...
rulers to check and prevent the use of Afghan soil by ''foreign proxies'' for orchestrating terrorist activities against Pakistain.

"The security forces of Pakistain remain resolute and unwavering in their commitment to defend the nation's frontiers and to eradicate the menace of Indian-sponsored terrorism from the country," it said.

The development came days after 13 Pakistain Army soldiers were martyred when an explosive-laden vehicle of the Indian-sponsored Lions of Islam rammed into security forces vehicle in North Waziristan district

The military's media wing on, in a statement on June 28, said that a vehicle-borne jacket wallah attempted to explode himself on a security forces convoy, which was intercepted by the leading group, foiling his nefarious design.

However,
the man who has no enemies isn't anybody and has never done anything...
in their desperation, the ISPR had said the explosive-laden vehicle was rammed by the "Indian-sponsored kharjis" into one of the vehicles of the leading group.

Subsequently, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir vowed that all controllers, abettors, and perpetrators of terrorism will be relentlessly pursued and brought to justice without exception and at all costs.
Related:
Hassan Khel: 2025-04-30 Pakistan Army kills 17 TTP Militants in North Waziristan operation
Hassan Khel: 2025-04-07 Eight terrorists killed as security forces foil infiltration bid at Pak-Afghan border
Hassan Khel: 2025-02-07 Pakistan Army soldier martyred, 12 terrorists killed in North Waziristan IBO
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India-Pakistan
Fresh polio case in North Waziristan takes national tally to 14
2025-07-04
[GEO.TV] The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed a fresh case of polio
...Poliomyelitis is a disease caused by infection with the poliovirus. Between 1840 and the 1950s, polio was a worldwide epidemic. Since the development of polio vaccines the disease has been largely wiped out in the civilized world. However, since the vaccine is known to make Moslem pee-pees shrink and renders females sterile, bookish, and unsubmissive it is not widely used by the turban and automatic weapons set. Currently the disease is only found in Pakistain and Afghanistain...
in North Wazoo, pushing Pakistain's national count to 14 for the year 2025.

The latest case involves a 19-month-old boy from Union Council Miranshah
... headquarters of al-Qaeda in Pakistain and likely location of Ayman al-Zawahiri. The Haqqani network has established a ministate in centered on the town with courts, tax offices and lots of madrassas...
-3 in District North Waziristan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

This marks the eighth case from KP alone this year, with the remaining cases reported from Sindh (4), Punjab
...1. Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard
2. A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers
3. A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots
...
.
(1), and Gilgit-Baltistan (1).

Polio is a highly contagious, incurable disease that can result in permanent paralysis. Repeated doses of the oral polio vaccine (OPV) during each campaign, along with completion of all essential immunisations, remain the only effective safeguard for children under five.

Although vaccination drives across the country continue to improve in scope and quality, the southern districts of KP remain a persistent challenge.

Limited access and difficulties in carrying out house-to-house vaccination campaigns have led to thousands of children missing doses and remaining exposed to the poliovirus.

In response, targeted efforts are underway. From June 23 to 28, a special vaccination campaign in six union councils of Bannu administered OPV to 17,485 children. A similar drive is being planned for 11 union councils in North Waziristan.

Moreover, preparations are in progress for a large-scale vaccination campaign across South KP in August.
Related:
Polio 06/28/2025 Poliovirus detected in 18-month-old girl from KP
Polio 05/27/2025 Anti-polio drive launched to vaccinate 45m children across country
Polio 05/22/2025 Pakistan reports two polio cases from KP, tally at 10

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India-Pakistan
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has released videos showing an ambush and assault on the Pakistani Forces in the Khumrang area of Angoor Adda, South Waziristan
2025-07-04
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Related:
Angoor Adda: 2023-08-20 Daily Evacuation Brief August 20, 2023
Angoor Adda: 2023-04-06 8 terrorists killed, soldier martyred in South Waziristan IBO: ISPR
Angoor Adda: 2022-04-14 Major, sepoy martyred, two terrorists killed in South Waziristan
Dilawar Wazir

Related:
South Waziristan: 2025-06-28 Poliovirus detected in 18-month-old girl from KP
South Waziristan: 2025-06-24 Two army officers martyred, 11 Indian-sponsored terrorists killed in KP''s South Waziristan
South Waziristan: 2025-05-29 Pakistan's Atrocities and War on Its Own People
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India-Pakistan
Poliovirus detected in 18-month-old girl from KP
2025-06-28
[GEO.TV] Pakistain has reported its 13th polio
...Poliomyelitis is a disease caused by infection with the poliovirus. Between 1840 and the 1950s, polio was a worldwide epidemic. Since the development of polio vaccines the disease has been largely wiped out in the civilized world. However, since the vaccine is known to make Moslem pee-pees shrink and renders females sterile, bookish, and unsubmissive it is not widely used by the turban and automatic weapons set. Currently the disease is only found in Pakistain and Afghanistain...
case of 2025, after the Regional Reference Laboratory at the NIH confirmed the virus in an 18-month-old girl from Union Council Amakhel, District Tank in South Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

This is the seventh case from the province this year, raising renewed alarm over persistent virus circulation in high-risk areas.

So far, four cases have been reported from Sindh, and one each from Punjab
...1. Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard
2. A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers
3. A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots
...
.
and Gilgit-Baltistan.

The Regional Reference Laboratory at NIH Islamabad confirmed a case of wild poliovirus in a 33-month-old boy from KP's Bannu district on Sunday.

Last week, the Pakistain Polio Eradication Programme reported that poliovirus was detected in environmental samples taken from seven different districts in the country.

The programme said virus was found in environmental samples from Quetta, Gwadar, South Wazoo (lower) and South Waziristan (upper). Furthermore, environmental samples taken from Larkana, Rawalpindi and Mirpurkhas also contained poliovirus.
Related:
Polio 06/10/2025 Pakistan locked 20 Indian jets but chose to down only six: Bilawal
Polio 06/05/2025 Gilgit-Baltistan reports first case of poliovirus in toddler
Polio 05/27/2025 Pakistan Security Forces kill 9 TTP militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa operations

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India-Pakistan
Two army officers martyred, 11 Indian-sponsored terrorists killed in KP''s South Waziristan
2025-06-24
[GEO.TV] As many as two army officers were martyred and 11 forces of Evil killed during an intelligence-based operation in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's (KP) South Wazoo district, the military's media wing said on Tuesday.

According to a blurb issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the security forces conducted the IBO in general area Sararogha of the South Waziristan district, on reported presence of forces of Evil belonging to Indian Proxy, ''Fitna al Khwarij''.

During the conduct of the operation, own troops effectively engaged the terrorists' location and resultantly, 11 Indian-sponsored bandidos bully boyz were neutralized while seven forces of Evil sustained injuries, read the statement.

However,
there's no worse danger than telling a mother her baby is ugly...
during the intense fire exchange, Major Syed Moiz Abbas Shah — a brave officer who was leading his troops from the front — fought gallantly and paid the ultimate sacrifice along with another brave son of soil Lance Naik Jibran Ullah.

Major Moiz, 37, was renowned for his courage and daring actions in numerous operations conducted against the terrorists.

Sanitization operation was conducted to eliminate any other Indian-sponsored terrorist found in the area, the ISPR said, adding that the security forces are determined to wipe out the menace of Indian-sponsored terrorism from the country and such sacrifices of our brave men further strengthen our resolve.
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India-Pakistan
Pak govt declares Baloch terror groups, organizations as ‘Fitna al Hindustan’
2025-06-07
See here for an example.
[PakExpressTribune] The new designation reflects “true nature and ideology” and “nefarious designs” backed by India, said notification

In a significant development, the federal government has officially designated all terrorist groups operating in Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
as ’Fitna al Hindustan’, accusing India of sponsoring a proxy war through these outfits.
Like the Baloch Liberation Army, I imagine.
According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Interior on Saturday, the move stems from "the involvement of some organizations and groups in terrorist activities in Balochistan, which are detrimental to Islamic faith, the illusory sovereignty of Pakistain, and its customary traditions."

The notification further stated that the new designation is intended to reflect "the true nature and ideology" of these groups and their "nefarious designs" sponsored by India.

"All government entities are directed to start the above practice immediately," the notification said, underscoring a concerted effort to reframe the narrative around bad boy violence in the province.

The announcement came as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif accused India of escalating indirect aggression after what he described as its defeat in a recent security operation dubbed "Marka-e-Haq".

Accusing India of intensifying a proxy terrorism campaign in Pakistain, particularly in Balochistan, he said, "India, after suffering strategic setbacks, has resorted to indirect aggression". "But Pakistain will thwart all such nefarious designs and stand resolute against Fitna al Hindustan and its proxies."

A day earlier, Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir had also addressed the ongoing unrest in Balochistan, stating that bad boy groups there were not indigenous but rather acting on behalf of foreign interests.

"These faceless myrmidons are not Baloch. They are agents of disruption sponsored by India," the army chief said, reiterating the armed forces’ stance that separatist violence in the province is externally instigated.

The government’s decision to adopt a new label for Balochistan-based bandidos bad boys mirrors a similar move last year, when the Tehrik-e-Taliban
...Arabic for students...
Pakistain (TTP) was officially designated "Fitna al-Khawarij".

At that time, the Ministry of Interior said the term "Khariji" was chosen to expose what it described as the TTP’s misrepresentation of Islam.
Related:
Fitna al Hindustan 05/30/2025 Four soldiers martyred, 12 terrorists killed in KP, Balochistan operations: ISPR

Related:
Fitna al-Khawarij 02/07/2025 Pakistan Army soldier martyred, 12 terrorists killed in North Waziristan IBO
Fitna al-Khawarij 01/15/2025 Cross-border terrorism root cause of differences between Pakistan, Afghanistan: COAS
Fitna al-Khawarij 12/02/2024 Captain among two soldiers martyred, eight terrorists killed in separate KP operations

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India-Pakistan
Security forces neutralise 14 Indian-sponsored terrorists in North Waziristan IBO: ISPR
2025-06-05
[GEO.TV] As part of ongoing anti-terror efforts, security forces have neutralised 14 hard boyz in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's North Wazoo, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday.

As per the military's media wing, an operation was conducted in the general area Datta Khel of North Waziristan district upon the reported presence of hard boyz belonging to Indian proxy "Fitna al Khwarij", wherein the security forces effectively engaged the forces of Evil and bumped off 14 of them after an intense exchange of fire.

"Sanitisation operations are being conducted to eliminate any other Indian-sponsored terrorist found in the area," the statement added.

Commending the security forces on successful operation, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the nefarious intentions of terrorists, and enemies of humanity will be crushed.
Related:
Datta Khel: 2025-06-04 Two Afghan citizens shot and killed in the US
Datta Khel: 2025-01-05 Islamic Emirate, Pakistani Forces Clash in Khost
Datta Khel: 2024-12-19 11 terrorists killed in separate KP operations: ISPR
Related:
North Waziristan: 2025-05-27 Pakistan Security Forces kill 9 TTP militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa operations
North Waziristan: 2025-04-30 Pakistan Army kills 17 TTP Militants in North Waziristan operation
North Waziristan: 2025-04-22 At least six terrorists killed in KP IBOs: ISPR
Related:
Fitna al Khwarij: 2025-05-30 Four soldiers martyred, 12 terrorists killed in KP, Balochistan operations: ISPR
Fitna al Khwarij: 2024-08-20 Three soldiers martyred in gun battle with terrorists along Pak-Afghan border
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India-Pakistan
Pakistan's Atrocities and War on Its Own People
2025-05-29
[PJMedia] A large part of the world is focused on the conflicts unfolding between Hamas
..always the voice of sweet reason...
and Israel as well as Ukraine and Russia, with international observers closely scrutinizing these two wars.

However,
women are made to be loved, not understood...
the plight of civilians who have been enduring extreme suffering for decades, such as in the remote areas of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
in Pakistain, largely goes unnoticed by the same level of sharp scrutiny from Western eyes.

In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, documented attacks by Pak forces in May and April demonstrate the scope of violence against civilian populations. On May 19, for instance, a dronezap attacked North Wazoo, murdering four young children.

Six people, three children among them, were maimed when mortar shells fired by Pak security forces hit houses in Tirah from May 5 to May 8. Other events included quadcopter drone attacks in Shawwal and a landmine blast in Tehsil MadaKhel, Waziristan. The latter killed one young man.

The May 11 quadcopter drone attack in JaniKhel, Bannu, injured eleven women and five children. Operations in Betni Area, Tank, on May 9 resulted in the deaths of three young men and one injured. A separate mortar shelling incident in Tirah Valley on May 9 murdered a woman, completing a week that left dozens of civilians dead or maimed.

Meanwhile,
...back at the pound, the little lost dog backed into the corner and showed its teeth. And what big teeth they were!...
residents of Tirah Valley staged a protest demonstration against the murder of a 12-year-old girl in a mortar fire in April.

All these incidents and more make a significant point that the Western world has remained oblivious to the use of modern weaponry, including armed drones, by the Pak state against its own citizens.

These Pak drones are largely procured from The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
and China. They appear to be rigorously tested by targeting the country's own civilian population in these areas. This causes not only immense loss of lives and property but also instills a perpetual sense of fear in the minds of residents, including children.

Pakistain's use of drone technology against its own population began during Operation Zarb-e-Azb
..the Pak offensive against Qaeda in Pakistain and the Pak Taliban in North Wazoo. The name refers to the sword of the Prophet (PTUI!)...
, when the military first acknowledged using armed Burraq UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) in 2015. While officials described the move as counterterrorism operations, civilian casualties from these strikes have created resentment among affected communities.

A March 2025 drone attack in Mardan that massacred eleven people, including women and kiddies, resulted in the government’s acknowledgment of "collateral damage" only after local protests demanded compensation for the victims' families.

A recent dronezap in northwest Pakistain's Mir Ali murdered four children and maimed five others, prompting thousands of residents to stage protests by placing the children's bodies on the main roads as a symbol of their demand for justice. Local communities have responded with organized resistance, led primarily by the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). From February through May 2025, PTM organized demonstrations across the region, beginning with protests at Bakka Khel camp in Bannu on Feb. 3, followed by a Jirga gathering at Tirah Maidan, Khyber, on Feb. 15.

The movement expanded with the "Aman Quami Pasoon" protest in Wana, South Waziristan, on Feb. 18, continuing with demonstrations at Qambarabad Market, Bara, on Feb. 22. A sit-in protest at Jani Khel, Bannu, on April 25 led to the ongoing protest at Army Cantonment Mirali that began on May 19. This protest involved PTM leaders, tribal elders, and various political parties.

The situation in Balochistan presents perhaps the most systematic documentation of human rights
...which often include carefully measured allowances of freedom at the convenience of the state...
violations. The Voice for Baloch Missing Persons has recorded approximately 7,000 cases of enforced disappearances since 2004, while the government's own Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances listed 2,752 active cases as of January 2024. The significant disparity between these figures and official government claims suggests the deliberate underreporting of the crisis.

The recent bombing of a school bus in Khuzdar, Balochistan, which massacred five people — including three girls — and maimed 53 others, mostly children, exemplifies Pakistain's reflexive strategy of deflecting blame for its internal failures.

The Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) attack targeted innocent children traveling to school. Within hours of the massacre, the Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) issued a statement accusing foreign powers of orchestrating the assault without providing any evidence to support these claims.

This pattern of shifting blame has become a familiar response whenever Pakistain faces scrutiny over violence against its own civilians.

Pakistain's heavy-handed approach against its people is largely driven by its failure to provide equitable governance to populations across the country. The majority of the population in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan live in abject poverty, deprived of even basic facilities such as functional medical or educational institutions.

Incidentally, several schools and colleges in Balochistan have been closed for at least the last six months on government orders. This order serves as collective punishment for people who are demanding basic civil liberties and human rights as promised in the country's constitution.

Pakistain's willful neglect of certain regions within its borders is reflected in several international indices, including Amnesty International reports and various human rights assessments that consistently highlight the deteriorating situation for civilians in these areas.

The systematic targeting of civilians extends far beyond isolated incidents, with documented evidence revealing a disturbing pattern of state-sponsored violence across multiple provinces.

Meanwhile,
...back at the pound, the little lost dog backed into the corner and showed its teeth. And what big teeth they were!...
the discovery of over 200 decomposing bodies on the rooftop of Nistar Hospital in Multan
...Home of the Multan Sultans...
in 2022 has raised serious questions about the treatment of unidentified individuals in state custody. Many activists believe these remains may belong to political activists who disappeared from Sindh and Balochistan. The additional discovery of 168 unidentified bodies in Punjab
...1. Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard
2. A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers
3. A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots
...
.
suggests this may represent a broader pattern that requires investigation.

The international community has begun to take notice of these developments through various human rights reports and documentation efforts. However,
women are made to be loved, not understood...
the level of international attention and intervention remains limited compared to other global conflicts. Pakistain's strategic importance in regional politics and its nuclear capabilities may contribute to the relatively muted international response to domestic human rights concerns.
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