Manzoor Pashteen arrested from Peshawar

According to GEO News report, Manzoor Pashteen of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) has been arrested from Peshawar on Monday and handed over to the law enforcement authorities on a 14 day judicial remand by a court in Peshawar.

Based on the report by Dawn, a case was registered against the PTM chief Manzoor Pashteen in DI Khan on January 18, 2020 under the sections 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation), 120-B (punishment of criminal conspiracy), 124 (sedition), 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups) and 123-A (condemning the creation of the country and advocating the abolishment of its sovereignty) of the Pakistan Penal Code.

Manzoor Pashteen was arrested from Shaheen Town in Peshawar early on Monday and according to reports he is being shifted to Dera Ismail Khan.

According to GEO News, an offiical from the Tahkal Police Station said:

The PTM chief is being shifted to Dera Ismail Khan where an FIR has been registered against him.

According to reports, Manzoor Pashteen along with other leaders of the PTM gathered on January 18 in Dera Ismail Khan where the PTM Cheif allegedly said that basic human rights were violated in the 1973 Constitution.

The FIR (First Information Report) also added that he made derogatory remarks about the state.

Soon after his arrest, Twitter began to trend with the incident with the hashtag #ReleaseManzoorPashteen trending at no. 1 on Twitter Pakistan.

Pushtun leader #ManzoorPashteen has been arrested. This young man is guilty of demanding basic human dignity & rights for Pushtuns & others through a non violent movement.
This arrest however will only instigate unrest among the ppl. #PTM #ReleaseManzoorPashteen
— Reham Khan (@RehamKhan1) January 27, 2020

People supporting Manzoor Pashteen with the #ReleaseManzoorPashteen.

RE: #ReleaseManzoorPashteen – I spoke to MP's villagers in S Waz; they didn't support his increasingly divisive tactics. MP may have started off well-intended, but folks like Mohsin Dawar are using this young man for their own political/anti-state gains. https://t.co/XFZN5lS3Rf
— Cynthia D. Ritchie (@CynthiaDRitchie) January 27, 2020

People supporting Manzoor Pashteen with the #ReleaseManzoorPashteen.

Non-violent citizens asking for their constitutional rights must be respected.

State must not push such citizens to become violent.#ReleaseManzoorPashteen pic.twitter.com/hcJB32hPNU
— Ahmad Noorani (@Ahmad_Noorani) January 27, 2020

Leader of Pakistani Rights Movement Is Arrested on Conspiracy Charges https://t.co/xzSa4q3aib #ReleaseManzoorPashteen
— Mohsin Dawar (@mjdawar) January 27, 2020

Condemnable
There are some rogue forces who wants continuous chaos to destabilise Pakistan. At this time after COAS extension,things were bit calm but now Manzoor Pashteen’s arrest is one of their strategies to escalate the tension & that is all they want#ReleaseManzoorPashteen pic.twitter.com/ysMKrCvylR
— Shama Junejo (@ShamaJunejo) January 27, 2020

People supporting Manzoor Pashteen with the #ReleaseManzoorPashteen.

Yesterday, world was focused on human rights violations in India. Today, Manzoor's arrest will bring focus on Pakistan.@ImranKhanPTI, why is your govt creating such needless controversies that only help to tarnish our reputation globally? #ReleaseManzoorPashteen
— Ammar Ali Jan (@ammaralijan) January 27, 2020

Hey state! You listening? You know what happens when you arrest a peace-loving & immensely-loved leader? You expose your own brutality and only make them and their movement stronger. You are shooting yourselves in the foot with this cowardly move. #ReleaseManzoorPashteen
— Nida Kirmani (@NidaKirmani) January 27, 2020

People supporting Manzoor Pashteen with the #ReleaseManzoorPashteen.

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