Pakistan: Pashtun leaders to hold 'Islamabad Jalsa' today against atrocities on ethnic groups

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The Pashtun leaders in Pakistan to hold 'Islamabad Jalsa' on Friday in front of the Pakistan Supreme Court to raise the issue of the "atrocities" against ethnic communities.

Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) chief Manzoor Pashteen has invited people from Baloch, Sindhi, Gilgit-Baltistan, and underprivileged segments of Punjab to join the rally and foster unity and solidarity.

PTM is a social movement for Pashtun human rights based in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, Pakistan.Leaders of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement, which fights for the rights of ethnic Pashtuns, have faced intimidation and arrests.

He also slammed the Pakistan authorities for the rising cases of target killings and imposition of false cases again.