But it also dislocated hundreds of thousands of residents of the tribal areas. And many aspects of de facto martial law in the region created simmering outrage among the Pashtun population there ...

Pashtun rights activist and political leader ... The PTM has been calling for the removal of military checkpoints in tribal areas and an end to "enforced disappearances," in which suspects are ...

The group gained massive support from its rallies over the years, which were attended by thousands who believe that violence has destroyed Pashtun areas in both Afghanistan and Pakistan.

For some time now, the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM ... has demanded that military checkpoints be removed from the tribal areas so that the people of the area to travel freely, without fear ...

“We do support Balochistan comprising Baloch areas, not Pashtun areas,” Lala clarifies. He, however, says that there is an increasing polarisation among Balochs regarding Balochistan issue.