Our goals
Peace in our region and education for every Pashtun!
Pashtun Tahafuz (protection) Movement, PTM is a human rights movement with aim to protect the rights of Pashtuns.
Ever since its creation, the state of Pakistan oppresses Pashtuns, violating their constitutional rights. Peaceful protests for the rights of Pashtuns have been crushed brutally. The massacres of Babrra (12 August 1948) and Khar Qamar (26 May 2019) are symbols of Pakistani brutalities against Pashtuns.
In addition to brutally crushing rights movements, the Pakistani state and especially the army have been using several other tactics to oppress Pashtuns.
The right to live
SOME OF PTM DEMANDS
Truth & Reconciliation
Establish an independent Truth and Reconciliation Commission to reveal the true nature and scale of the extrajudicial deaths, enforced disappearances, destructions, and all forms of coercion and injustices committed against Pashtuns.Clear landmines
Clear land mines from the entire tribal belt which are causing death and injuries to civilians.Missing persons
Present the thousands of missing persons before the courts of law. If found guilty, they should be punished according to law. But if not, they must be released immediately.End occupation
Withdraw Pakistani army from Pashtun towns and villages, and end the occupation of our businesses and natural resources.INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ON PTM
The Pashtun issue is, unfortunately – not highlighted in the interntional media as much as it should be. However some news outlets have written about the misseries of Pashtuns, we share some of them here below.
