an ability for the way pashtoon have been treated the group says thousands of pashtoon have disappeared over the years or been the target of extrajudicial killings in pakistan semi autonomous tribal region so who are the past whom they are pakistan's second biggest ethnic group making up fifteen percent of the two hundred seventy million population million population that is they have long been the targets of military operations internal displacement ethnic stereotyping and abductions by security forces there heartland near the border with afghanistan has suffered from years of conflict the passion protection movement is demanding the removal of landmines from these areas the group is also calling for justice for the killing of aspiring pashtun model the cadmus shoot in january and says he was the target of an extrajudicial killing by police. khan is a tribal and afghan affairs specialist he joins us live from islamabad thank you very much so this this rally will it have any real political impact how significant is it. yeah think about it much i think this valley has already dispatched

the pashtoon well they're pakistan's second biggest ethnic group making up fifteen percent of the two hundred seventy million population have along have long been the targets of military operations internal displacement ethnic stereotyping and even abductions by security forces. near the border with afghanistan has suffered from years of conflict the past two protection movement is demanding the removal of landmines from these areas group is also calling for justice for the killing of aspiring model not keep in january says he was the target of an extrajudicial killing by police. has more from islamabad the. movement had been gaining momentum killing off. it is proven beyond doubt that he was indeed. and. across the country. hiding being arrested their driver tried and they want capital punishment for their. head to be involved. millions of their driver the population from that area. because their homeland. because of. the united states. had gone in to. have to meet the challenge of what the administration did. happening and also the fact that the pakistani government is giving. dange

now thousands of people from pakistan's pashtoon community have been rallying in lahore demanding justice for what they see is decades of oppression protests began in february after the police killing of an aspiring model who officers said had ties to the taliban an investigation found no evidence to support that claim the group says thousands of passion have disappeared over the years or been the targets of on justify police killings. or the passion of pakistan's second biggest ethnic group making up fifteen percent of the population of two hundred seventy million the majority of in the federally administered tribal areas or near the border with afghanistan they say they have been the targets of military operations internal displacement ethnic stereotyping and forced disappearances the mobilization of pakistan's pashtun protection movement has been led by young social media savvy pashtoon the leader of this movement months or posh dean is just twenty six years old kemal hideout was at the rally and the whole. thousands of papers from bulger songs federally administered tribal area along

killed an aspiring model over alleged ties to the taliban though no evidence was ever discovered pashtoonsay thousands have been unjustifiably killed over the years or they simply disappear it has a summer binge eat. at the bush believes are demanding rights enshrined in pakistan's constitution following rallies in the shower in lahore protesters gathered in swat when a military operation against the pakistani taliban was carried out a few years ago the protest movement began in february against the extrajudicial killing of a bush two man in karachi now it's been transformed into a wider call for rights by the bush two and a half is movement or p t m it wants missing people to be found and landmines removed the b.t.o. is also demanding the truth and reconciliation commission for what it says are crimes carried out by the military during the so-called war on terror to pakistan is up to passions have made sacrifices for the country so we urge the military and state institutions to stop the harassment and force disappearances the missing if innocent should be released those guilty must be pr

demand for justice and caucus on hundreds protest the mysterious disappearance of thousands in the pashtoon community plus. how can you not be in a rage when you know that you're always at risk of death in the streets. the american footballer who stood up by nailing down to protest against racial injustice seems a top international. welcome back as we look at weather conditions across northeastern parts of asia we've had a fairly active frontal system so pushing through the region that's not finished yet certainly given some very heavy rain across parts of northern china he province for instance has seen some flooding as a result of all this rain which is come down the front itself is going to continue its eastward progress look at the forecast see some heavy rain across the korean peninsula further towards he still looking fine for much of japan not as hot as it has been near record temperatures here and then through into choose they will find that a frontal system could be some really heavy rain across much of japan certainly had kind of just stay on the northern side of it but not partic

still had on al jazeera thousands of pashtoon rally and to shower angry over how the government has treated their community. hello the potential spring rains have backed off for a while through china there's a good feed of moisture as you can see but there's no real significant rain in the forecast the temperature rise even if you've got twenty nine in shanghai thirteen showing do but twenty seven steadily in the increase in humid hong kong so dry spell here but increasingly we're seeing showers in india and bangladesh and they can be some pretty nasty ones they tend to bring hail with them certainly pick up the winds even that low level this is a lot about just to show you the strength of the wind in the fatties quite a dusty atmosphere of course it would be wouldn't talk about the pre monsoon heat now increasing temperatures and humidity slowly around the edges it's clearly cloudy in pakistan the far north of pakistan both india and readily will see snow for up in the himalayan chain and then you've got the green dots which is showers significant showers through the polgar time and the no

well the pashtoon are pakistan's second biggest ethnic group making up some fifteen percent of the population of two hundred seven million the majority live in the federally administered tribal areas or near the border with afghanistan they say they have been the targets of military operations internal displacement ethnic stereotyping and forced disappearances the mobilization of pakistan's pashtun protection movement has been led by young social media savvy pashtuns the leader of the movement dean is just twenty six years old come on has been at the protest and the whole. thousands of supporters from their tribal areas of progress on have gun was in the city of law they're also supported by the women action forum human rights organizations from the city of lahore as well as across the country who said that the concerns of these drivers must be addressed within the constitutional and the legitimate demands met by the government now as you can see the people are carrying black and white flags the white signifying saying that this is the preferred movement and the black of course the protests t

and another show of force from pakistan's pashtoon as a ques the government of denying them basic rights. hello there are still showers on the east coast of australia new south wales and queensland otherwise weather's fabian quiet we've got mine a little trust going through the bite which tends to give you showers every now and again but in the immediate future persecuted fine and quite warm twenty six melbourne's down to eighteen adelaide between the two it's a bit of a circulation here which is edging in this general direction which means fairly settled weather for the most part which couldn't be said for new zealand the last two days in particular the wet the cloud is still revolving slowly this is coming down from the north such fairly warm with tropical potential for the amount of rain that's falling out of it but it's a dying features or you've got twenty no can just a few showers i think by monday and christ church is it twelve clearly cooler but even brighter skies as well so the picture is an improving one for new zealand they're not exactly dry and whilst we're in the western p

community are attending a rally in push our to demand rights and protection for the minority group the pashtoon protection movement wants government accountability for the way pashtuns have been treated the former president of brazil louise and as you alluded to silvers began his twelve year jail sentence for corruption he entered the jail in the city of could achieve on saturday his supporters protested while others celebrated saying the guilty should pay for their crimes those are your headlines the news continues here after al-jazeera world so stay with us. there. hasn't been a. lot on. am . at the magic scenes in the final of the nevins basketball championship in twenty fourteen between the end and technique are to some extent typical of the root of the sport has taken since the early ninety's and. they also reflect sectarian and political developments in this turbulent country and the post civil war era. the rivalries between what where the top two teams in the country reached its peak in the late ninety's and early two thousand and six when letting these basketball was enjoying its most s

circumstances behind it have been participating in these protests which is why if you look on twitter pashtoon long march to lahore is one of the top trending stories across pakistani twitter now they want an end to human rights violations by authorities in the country's tribal regions an end to discrimination military checkpoints and enforce disappearances and has come all said extra judicial killings now it's interesting in this area because extra judicial killings are also known as encounter killings or fake encounters that's how people in masood was allegedly killed and encounter killing or fake encounters when police or army troops kill someone who's already in custody because they feel pressure from their higher ups or they don't think they have enough evidence to bring it to trial or some of them in many cases have been paid off now human rights watch says there are thousands of these cases in pakistan each year. sometime condition that we can see. they are getting him understood. because i know in the medical world to do. and i'm going to make sure you do very little you mean you can h

well the pashtoon are pakistan's second biggest ethnic group making up fifteen percent of the population of two hundred and seven million the majority live in the federally administered tribal areas of the f a t eighty of the border with afghanistan they say they've been the targets of military operations internal displacement ethnic stereotyping and forced disappearances the mobilization of pakistan's pashtun protection movement has been led by a young social media savvy pashtuns the leader of the movement months or preston is just twenty six welcome all hide it was at that rally in lahore. thousands of papers from bulger songs federally administered tribal area along where their supporters from human rights organizations women's action board on my hat to support the protests judge this isn't just basically if you want to write the extended to every pot every citizen in this country there are areas that have been on the also needed to control actually since the seventy's directly controlled but they have been in the police file into an interstate violence this movement is an antiwar mov

of landmines from these areas the group is also calling for justice for the killing of aspiring pashtoon model keep most should in january it is alleged that he was the target of an extrajudicial killing by police from rob matheson. fury and frustration and push album posted above the chanting crowd photographs of pashto said to have disappeared or be killed these protesters blame the police and the military i think this was this was an emotional eruption. did these young you would they get there and they started this moment and i think they believe that we will continue this moment across and it's not only the first one from the tribal territory and even the pakistani government are going to ization civil society they are also supporting the demands of the moment. thousands of pashtun have moved to the southern port city of karachi fleeing from their homes in northern tribal areas to escape violence along pakistan's border with afghanistan but pashtuns say they've been targeted by the police and the army since the emergence of the pakistani taliban whose leaders are also said to come fr

people have attended a rally in pakistan's eastern city of lahore demanding basic rights for ethnic pashtoon the demonstration was focused on human rights violations in areas bordering afghanistan it took place despite pressure from security officials to call off the event. i got here instead. of foreigners. i. live concerts every weekend. in culture which. i am. is in a year has had to fight for her independence both as a professor and as a writer. we hope to accompany her as she teaches at the king soured university.