Refugees fleeing the Taliban are detained or deported after police seized their papers. Pakistan shut down the Torkham crossing for nine days after clashes broke out at the border. It reopened it only after Afghan authorities pledged to stop acts of terrorism originating from their territory. Expert warns that Pakistani Taliban are the greatest threat to regional stability.
Pakistani human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir was arrested in an overnight move in Islamabad on Monday, a day after the former criticised the Pakistan Army in a speech at a public rally.