Several hours have passed since the police arrested Zubair Shah Agha, a senior worker and central member of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM).
However, neither Zubair Shah nor the PTM worker who was with him has been produced in court, and no reason for the arrest has been disclosed. Authorities mentioned something about an FIR, but details remain unclear.
Recently, local authorities in the Wana Bazaar of South Waziristan attempted to arrest Shehzad Wazir, the coordinator for the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) in the area. Wazir managed to evade arrest with the help of his associates.
The PTM is facing pressure from Pak security forces to curb the movement and criticism of military operations, violence and militarisation in the region.