Pashtun activist warns UN of human rights abuses, fake military operations in Pakistan

Pashtun Activist Raises Alarm on Human Rights Abuses in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

In a bold move at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Pashtun political activist Fazal Ur Rehman Afridi has spotlighted what he calls ongoing human rights violations in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Speaking directly to the world, Afridi slammed the Pakistani military for fake operations that hit innocent civilians, especially Pashtun women and children, all while pretending to fight terrorism.

"We’ve come here to expose the nonstop military actions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa," Afridi said. "Innocent Pashtun people aren’t just facing drone attacks—they’re getting bombed by the Pakistani military’s F-16 jets too." His words paint a grim picture of state-sponsored militancy and exploitation that’s tearing apart the region.

Afridi dropped a bombshell claim: the Pakistani government has secretly brought back over 55,000 Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) members and their families into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, even as it boasts about cracking down on them. "These operations are all staged," he insisted. "The TTP and the Pakistani army? They’re two sides of the same coin. By day, they wear uniforms; by night, they act like Taliban. It’s just a cover to give militants safe spots, not take them out."

He pointed out that more than 40 drone strikes have hit the area, yet not one big TTP leader has been taken down. Instead, everyday folks suffer the most. "F-16s and drones aren’t hunting terrorists—they’re targeting us," Afridi charged. "These attacks clear land for terror training camps, which then spread violence across the region."

But the troubles don’t stop at security. Afridi accused the military of looting Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s rich natural resources for their own gain. He said huge swaths of land are grabbed for army bases, fancy housing projects, and resorts. In Waziristan, for instance, 700 kilometers of precious Chilgoza pine forests have been snatched and sold off to outsiders, with not a penny going to Pakistan’s treasury. "This is straight-up land theft and economic exploitation," he fumed.

Afridi didn’t hold back on other resources either. He alleged that oil, gas, electricity, chromite, and rare earth minerals are being pulled out and shipped abroad— including a shady deal with the United States—without a say from the local Pashtun communities. "Selling our wealth to foreign powers without our okay breaks international law and even Pakistan’s own constitution," he argued.

Afridi’s call at the UN urges global leaders to step in and stop these abuses in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. His voice adds fuel to growing concerns over Pashtun rights, military overreach, and resource grabs in Pakistan. ()

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