Abdul Wali Khan University Lecturer Detained By FIA For Posting Against HR Violations

Abdul Wali Khan University Lecturer Detained By FIA For Posting Against HR Violations
A lecturer of the Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan has been taken into custody by the Federal Investigation Agency under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016.

According to activist Ammar Rashid, the lecturer, Akhtar Khan, has faced action due to his Facebook posts, where he spoke about human rights violations against Pakhtuns and expressed support for the Students Solidarity March.

https://twitter.com/AmmarRashidT/status/1201879284958277634?s=20

Another academic took to Twitter to express his disapproval of Akhtar Khan’s detention, saying that his only crime was thought crime.

https://twitter.com/HummalBaluch/status/1201874096402894848?s=20

Former member of parliament posted a scathing tweet and said that the ‘puppet PM’s’ war against Pashtun youth continued.

https://twitter.com/BushraGohar/status/1201539268654649345?s=20

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