A high-profile civil rights activist has been arrested in Pakistan on charges of sedition in the latest incident in a mounting crackdown on critics of the army. Manzoor Ahmad Pashteen was arrested in the north-western city of Peshawar at around 2am on Monday morning on five charges, including criminal conspiracy and sedition. The civilian Pakistan government, led by the prime minister, Imran Khan, is notorious for its alleged close ties to the military. Pashteen’s family was one of millions who fled the region during clashes between the Pakistani military and insurgents between 2004 and 2017. Sanna Ejaz, a female leader of the PTM, said: “Manzoor was arrested last night on false charges.

Source: The Guardian January 27, 2020 14:14 UTC