January 12, 2022
1 min read

Pashtuns protest outside Pak embassy in US


At the Consulate, speeches were delivered highlighting Pakistan’s support and funding to terrorist organisations; and illegal disappearances and killing of Pashtuns in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa….report Asian lite News

A protest was organised by the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), California in front of the Pakistan Consulate in Los Angeles.

The protest held on Monday highlighted the human rights violations perpetrated against the Pashtuns in Pakistan.

The protesters plastered the walls of the Consulate building with 24 handmade posters, saying: “Pakistan is the mother of terrorists”, “Stop Pashtun Genocide”, “Stop Enforced Disappearances”, “With the advancement of Taliban, Democracy, Human, Women and children Rights are at stake”, etc.

The Pashtuns, numbering around 200 and carrying flags and placards, led a peaceful march to the Consulate. All the while they were chanting: “Yeh jo dehshatgardi hai, uske peechey vardi hai (Behind the terrorism is the Uniform”; “Yeh jo namaloom hai, woh humein maloom hai (those who are unnamed, we know the names)” and other pro-PTM slogans.

At the Consulate, speeches were delivered highlighting Pakistan’s support and funding to terrorist organisations; and illegal disappearances and killing of Pashtuns in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

In the afternoon, about 30 protesters forcibly entered the Consulate premises. Following this, the police arrived and requested them to leave the premises.

ALSO READ: MEDIA SCAN: India works on ship hijack and opposition slams Pakistan govt over taxes

Previous Story

NCP to ally with SP for UP polls

Next Story

Future tense for Jharkhand’s coal workers

Latest from Pakistan

Tale of Two Kashmirs

Notwithstanding Pakistan’s claims of prosperity in PoJK, an analysis of socio-economic developmental indicators clearly reveals a stark contrast with the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir under Indian administration, a report by

US terror tag on TRF exposes Pak proxy network

In a significant diplomatic victory for India and a sharp rebuke to Pakistan’s decades-old terror strategy, the United States has officially designated The Resistance Front (TRF) as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO)
Go toTop

Don't Miss

Xi Jinping testing Biden’s resolve to defend Taiwan

There is confidence in Beijing that the White House lacks

Sikh trader shot dead in Pakistan

The incident occurred on Saturday when Singh, who was heading