Archive · 27 Sep 2025
HRCP Warns of Worsening Security in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is worried about the safety of people in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P).
They say that terrorist groups are acting without fear in some areas.
People are being threatened, forced to pay money, and even have curfews imposed on them.
The HRCP also looked into the killings in Tirah and wants a transparent investigation.
They are concerned about a law called the Action in Aid of Civil Power Ordinance 2019, which allows the government to detain people without a trial.
HRCP is also worried about the rule of law and the alternative dispute resolution methods.
HRCP warns of deteriorating security in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and merged tribal districts.
Militant groups are operating with impunity in several regions of K-P.
Residents face intimidation, extortion, and curfews imposed by militant groups.
HRCP demands a transparent probe into the killings in Tirah.
HRCP denounces the Action in Aid of Civil Power Ordinance 2019.
- Who
- Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)
- What
- Warned about the deteriorating security situation in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the impunity with which militant groups are operating.
- When
- Not specified in the provided articles.
- Where
- Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), Pakistan
- Why
- To highlight the issues of unchecked militancy and inadequate state protection for residents.
- Organization
- Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)
- Location
- Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), Pakistan
- Key Issues
- Militant activity, state's failure to protect citizens
- Concern
- Escalating violence, forced displacement, and security operations
- Ordinance
- Action in Aid of Civil Power Ordinance 2019