Pakistan: Emergency must not be pretext for rights crackdown

Pakistan: Emergency must not be pretext for rights crackdown

Amnesty InternationalOctober 12, 2026Responding to the declaration of a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as well as the imposition of governor rule and the deployment of armed forces in the province, Babu Ram Pant, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for South Asia, said:“Reports of arbitrary detentions of key leaders – including the provincial chief minister – and internet disruptions across the province raise concerns about the pr…