Amnesty warns KP emergency must not become rights crackdown

Amnesty says reports of detentions, including the chief minister, and province-wide internet cuts need independent federal oversight.

Amnesty International said the state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa must not be used as a pretext for a human rights crackdown.

Babu Ram Pant was responding to governor rule and the deployment of armed forces in the province, as well as the emergency.

He cited reports of arbitrary detentions of key leaders, including the provincial chief minister, and internet disruptions across the province.

He said federal authorities must independently oversee every emergency measure and keep each one necessary and proportionate.

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