Pakistan Army fired upon peaceful Pashtun protestors at Tirah Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday killing seven Pashtuns and injuring over twenty others. Ironically the Pashtuns had gathered at Tirah Valley to protest the death of a child who was killed in mortar fire by Pakistani protestors. In response the Pakistani soldiers opened indiscriminate fire on the Pashtun protestors.
Pashtuns have been protesting against Pakistan Army sponsored terrorism for the last several years. Peace marches, demonstrations, gathering, strikes have become a common occurrence across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The famous slogan “Yeh jo dhashatgardi hai iski peeche wardi hai” (The terrorism across Pashtunistan is the handiwork of Pakistan Army) has been coined by Pashtuns to protest against the Pakistani regime’s violence against Pashtuns.