Amnesty International has accused Pakistani authorities of increasingly misusing administrative detention laws to suppress peaceful dissent. In a social media post, the human rights organisation called for the immediate release of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) leader Zubair Shah Agha, Baloch activist Syed Bibi Baloch, and journalist Ahmad Farhad. Amnesty International said, Zubair Shah Agha was arbitrarily detained on June 28 after attending a press conference in Quetta organised by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee. The event focused on the sentencing of Baloch rights activist Mahrang Baloch. The rights organisation described his detention as part of a broader pattern in which Pakistani authorities are allegedly misusing the administrative detention powers to deprive activists, journalists and human rights defenders of their liberty without due process. It also highlighted the detention of Syed Bibi Baloch, who was taken into custody under the same law on July 1 in Turbat, Balochistan.
News On AIR | July 15, 2026 7:57 PM
Amnesty International demands immediate release of detained PTM leader Zubair Shah Agha
