Manzoor Pashteen, leader of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), was taken into custody in the northwestern city of Peshawar. He was accused of conspiracies against the State and Pakistan Army.
Following the arrest of Manzoor Pashteen, Afghan President spoke against his arrest. In a Tweet, Afghan President said:
I am troubled by the arrest of Manzoor Pashteen and his colleagues. I fully echo the concerns raised by Amnesty International in this regard and hope for their immediate release. While our region is suffering from atrocities caused by violent extremism and terrorism
Tweet of Afghan President.
Pakistan Foreign Office has officially rejected Afghanistan’s President tweet and remarks on Arrest of Manzoor Pashteen. “Should not intervene in Internal matter of Pakistan, Highly suspicious remarks by President Of Afghanistan, says Foreign Office of Pakistan.”
Few months before, former Director-General Inter Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) has hinted that the Afghan Intelligence agencies are finding Manzoor Pashteen and helping him to creat chaos in Pakistan. The recent statement of Afghan President raises doubts and gives a confirmation signal to the statement of DG ISPR.