13 PTM activists booked over hate speech

The Newspaper's Staff Correspondent Published February 11, 2020

PTM local leader Mullah Behram was detained as the police was carrying out raids to arrest other activists nominated in the FIR. — APP/File

QUETTA: Loralai police on Monday registered a case against 13 activists of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) for allegedly making hate speeches.

They also arrested a PTM activist, Mullah Behram.

The first information report (FIR) lodged by SHO of Loralai police station Sardar Abdul Rehman against the activists’ mentions Pakistan Penal Code’s Sections 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups), 342 (Punishment for wrongful confinement), 283 (Danger or obstruction in public way), 506 (Punishment for criminal intimidation), and under Section 16 of MPO (Maintenance of Public Order) ordinance.

According to the police, the activists had chanted slogans against the security forces during a procession at the Bagh football stadium in Loralai.

PTM local leader Mullah Behram was detained as the police was carrying out raids to arrest other activists nominated in the FIR.

Published in Dawn, February 11th, 2020

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Ibrahim S

Feb 11, 2020 07:40am

How do we define a hate speech.

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Akil Akhtar

Feb 11, 2020 08:27am

Well Done. Their agenda is to stop Pakistan's control over the afghan border so the terrorists can move freely. Seems like something NDIS would initiate and want....

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Baba ladla

Feb 11, 2020 08:35am

Height of intolerance and anti Pashto sentiments!

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M. Emad

Feb 11, 2020 09:02am

PTM is the true voice of Pashtun people.

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Dr. Khan, London

Feb 11, 2020 09:37am

it appears that law breaking has become a fad among certain young people aided and abetted by some foreign agencies. the government needs to look into this matter seriously as a priority and deal with the recalcitrants appropriately

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Amir Shah

Feb 11, 2020 10:01am

Deal with these anti Pakistan elements who are bent over backwards to take Pakistan back to times when terrorism was killing innocent Pakistanis across the countries. These people are not fighting for rights of Pashtun or any other Pakistani but simply fighting for their masters in Afghanistan, India and the US.

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BTS

Feb 11, 2020 10:09am

Arrested for telling the truth?

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Arsniff Duffoor

Feb 11, 2020 10:17am

Please remember this before commenting on Indian Kashmir

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Ahmad

Feb 11, 2020 11:14am

Restraint should be observed by the police, so far, they have been peaceful.