KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA: RALLY AGAINST MILITARY OPERATION AZM-E-ISTEHKAM

Locals and human rights activists staged a major rally at the Takhtbhai tehsil in the Mardan district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

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The demonstrators opposed the military operation titled Azm-e-Istehkam being orchestrated by the defence forces of Pakistan, Pakistanbased The Nation reported.

The protests were organized under the banner of “Amn Pasoon” (Peace Movement) and the demonstrators highlighted that the province survived the displacement caused by military actions. In addition, protesters also highlighted that the people in the province have been suffering from rampant and high inflation.

The leaders of the protest severely criticized the military operations of the Pakistani defence forces acting in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They emphasized that Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been the centre for over 90 per cent of terror-related attacks and provinces rich in natural resources have been unfairly targeted.