The Kurram police have arrested Sayed Muhammad, a rights activist who had moved the Islamabad High Court (IHC) for the restoration of the internet in the tribal districts, reportedly without any provocation.
According to details, Muhammad was arrested for demanding better internet service and protesting against an increase in terror incidents in Kurram Agency, particularly Parachinar.
His arrest was condemned by local activists and social media users. According to them, Muhammad was the voice of 'deprived students in tribal areas who moved IHC for the revival of internet service in erstwhile FATA'.
Muhammad, a student at the National University of Modern Languages, had filed a petition at the high court against the unavailability of internet services.
Muhammad had pleaded that the UN had declared the availability of the internet as one of the basic human rights but still the people of tribal districts were being deprived of this right.
Students of Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and tribal districts have been demanding the restoration of internet services, especially in the wake of the online class due to the coronavirus lockdown. Their demands have fallen on deaf ears, however.
Earlier this month, Special Communications Organisation (SCO), the cellular service provider in Gilgit Baltistan, has accused the students who were demanding better internet service of 'supporting anti-state sentiments' in a tweet that was deleted later.
According to details, Muhammad was arrested for demanding better internet service and protesting against an increase in terror incidents in Kurram Agency, particularly Parachinar.
His arrest was condemned by local activists and social media users. According to them, Muhammad was the voice of 'deprived students in tribal areas who moved IHC for the revival of internet service in erstwhile FATA'.
Muhammad, a student at the National University of Modern Languages, had filed a petition at the high court against the unavailability of internet services.
Muhammad had pleaded that the UN had declared the availability of the internet as one of the basic human rights but still the people of tribal districts were being deprived of this right.
Students of Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and tribal districts have been demanding the restoration of internet services, especially in the wake of the online class due to the coronavirus lockdown. Their demands have fallen on deaf ears, however.
Earlier this month, Special Communications Organisation (SCO), the cellular service provider in Gilgit Baltistan, has accused the students who were demanding better internet service of 'supporting anti-state sentiments' in a tweet that was deleted later.