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Chaman clash: Pashtuns stage protest in Quetta against Pakistan Army

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | 02 Dec 2020, 05:29 pm

#Pashtuns, #Quetta, #ChamanClash, #PakistanArmy

Islamabad: Condemning the shooting incident in Chaman by Pakistan security forces officials,members of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) organised a massive protest in front of the Balochistan provincial assembly in Quetta on Monday, media reports said.

"PTM is protesting in front of the provincial assembly in Quetta against #StateAtrocitiesInChaman. This is not the first time the FC has killed civilians in Chaman. We demand for the killers to be arrested and prosecuted. We demand justice," tweeted Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leader Mohsin Dawar.

PTM is protesting in front of the provincial assembly in Quetta against #StateAtrocitiesInChaman. This is not the first time the FC has killed civilians in Chaman. We demand for the killers to be arrested and prosecuted. We demand justice.
— Mohsin Dawar (@mjdawar) November 30, 2020

Pakistan Frontier Corps (FC) open fired on unarmed Pashtuns at Chaman-Spin Boldak (Afghanistan-Pakistan) border gate area on Sunday triggering criticisms.

The incident occured after a clash between Pashtuns traders and some border officials.

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