Woman at a PTM rally clutch photos of missing loved ones. Photo: courtesy Taqra Qabaili Khwenday (brave tribal sisters) via Amna Durrani
When Scroll asked me to write something on the Pashtun movement sweeping through Pakistan, I thought it would be an easy assignment because I’ve been following the issue. But writing this piece was much more difficult and took a lot longer than I expected. Here’s my piece contextualising the issue trying to explain to a non-initiated audience what this is all about, published in Scroll on May 6, 2018 under the head: FIGHTING CENSORSHIP.
In Pakistan, a youth-led, social media-powered movement is gaining ground – despite a media blackout
The revolution will not be televised in Pakistan. Unless it has the blessings of the powers-that-be. This has been proved time and again in the past, under a system ruled directly by the military for more than half the country’s 71-year history. The current censorship may be the worst-ever. Continue reading
Filed under: democratic political process, Human rights, Peace, Progressive politics | Tagged: 'War on terror', Gen Pervez Musharraf, missing persons, pashteen, Pashtun Tafhafuz Movement, PTM | 1 Comment »
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