The responsible Pakistani rulers are murdering innocent people in Pashtunkhwa and Balochistan.

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

In light of recent events, we urgently appeal to the international community to once again draw attention to deadly violence against civilians – including children – as well as war crimes and systematic human rights violations committed by the Pakistani military, the intelligence agency ISI, and the dictatorial regime in Pashtunkhwa and Balochistan.

On July 27, 2025, an 11-year-old girl who had been critically injured by a mortar shell fired by the Pakistani military and later died, was brought by demonstrators in the Tera district (Pashtunkhwa) to a military barracks. The demonstrators were demanding justice and an end to the violence. The military’s response was appalling: security forces opened fire on the peaceful crowd, killing seven civilians and injuring at least 15 others.

This tragedy is not an isolated case but part of an alarming pattern of violence that has persisted for decades. Below is a summary of several recent incidents:

• May 19, 2025: According to media reports, a drone strike by the Pakistani military in North Waziristan killed four children and injured five others.

• May 28, 2025: In South Waziristan, 23 civilians, including several children and teenagers who were playing volleyball, were injured by drone fire from the Pakistani military.

• June 24, 2025: Amnesty International reported repeated drone attacks in the Pashtunkhwa province, where at least 17 people – including five children – have been killed this year alone, most recently in a deadly strike on June 20, 2025. These attacks reportedly also targeted residential homes and volleyball games.

• July 22, 2025: In the Gomal area of the Tank region, two six-year-old children were killed in another Pakistani military attack.

The Pakistani military intelligence agency ISI, military generals, and dictatorial rulers on both sides of the Durand Line are responsible for grave crimes. They bear significant responsibility for the 46 years of war, chaos, and humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan. In this ongoing conflict, countless innocent people – including infants, children, pregnant women, the sick, and the elderly – have been killed on roads, in markets, hospitals, schools, universities, mosques, workplaces, and in their homes.

On the other side of the Durand Line, in Balochistan and Pashtunkhwa, the population has endured over 77 years of severe repression by the ISI, the military, and the dictatorial government. This includes targeted killings, bombings of civilian areas, arbitrary arrests, torture, mass killings, and the enforced disappearances of activists, journalists, teachers, and intellectuals. This is the brutal reality on the ground.

Those who speak out against this oppression face persecution, abduction, torture, murder, or simply vanish without a trace. Many families still do not know whether their missing loved ones are alive, imprisoned, or already murdered. Women who peacefully protest in Balochistan and Pashtunkhwa to learn the fate of their husbands, sons, or brothers are regularly met with brutal violence. Security forces use rubber bullets, tear gas, and mass arrests – resulting repeatedly in deaths, injuries, and arbitrary detentions.

A particularly disturbing example is the imprisonment of human rights activist Dr. Mahrang Baloch, who was arrested on March 22, 2025, for peacefully protesting alongside other women against the enforced disappearance of civilians. Prominent politician and human rights activist Ali Wazir from Pashtunkhwa has also been repeatedly arrested since December 2020 and remains in custody with only short interruptions. He has publicly advocated for the rights of the oppressed populations in Pashtunkhwa and Balochistan and openly criticized the Pakistani military and leadership.

The Pakistani state misuses the so-called fight against terrorism as a pretext to criminalize peaceful movements while simultaneously receiving billions in financial aid from the international community. While high-ranking Pakistani officials like Army Chief Asim Munir and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar travel abroad seeking funds under the guise of combating terrorism, the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI has, for decades, supported over 30 terrorist organizations – including IS-Khorasan and the Taliban. These groups are trained, armed, and deployed across both sides of the Durand Line and into other countries to spread violence, instability, and chaos.

We ask: What kind of game is Pakistan playing before the eyes of the international community?

This double game must be exposed and stopped by the international community.

In light of these alarming developments, we demand:

• An immediate international investigation into the violent crimes against civilians in Balochistan and Pashtunkhwa

• The immediate release of all political prisoners in Pashtunkhwa and Balochistan, including Dr. Mahrang Baloch and Ali Wazir

• Sanctions against the Pakistani military, dictatorial rulers, and intelligence agencies

• The designation of Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism

• An immediate end to all military and financial cooperation with Pakistan

• International criminal prosecution of those responsible in the Pakistani military, intelligence services, and government

The international community must no longer remain silent or look away. The continued crimes against humanity under the pretense of a so-called anti-terror campaign can no longer be tolerated. We call for an end to double standards and the consistent enforcement of international law.

We speak clearly and truthfully: There will be no lasting peace in the region as long as the two parts of Afghanistan remain divided. We are one country, one people, one culture.

We urgently call for your attention and support.

Attachment: Terrorist organizations reportedly trained and supported by Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI:

1. IS-Khorasan

2. Taliban

3. Haqqani Group

4. Organizing Al Qaeda

5. Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM)

6. Harkat-ul-Ansar (HuA, now Harkat-ul-Mujahideen)

7. Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)

8. Jaish-e-Mohammad Mujahideen E-Tanzeem (JeM)

9. Al Badr

10. Jamait-ul-Mujahideen (JuM)

11. Lashkar-e-Jabbar (LeJ)

12. Harkat ul Jehad al-Islami (HUJI)

13. Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC)

14. Al Barq

15. Tehrik-ul-Mujahideen

16. Al Jehad

17. Jammu & Kashmir National Liberation Army

18. People's League

19. Muslim Janbaz Force

20. Kashmir Jehad Force

21. Al Jehad Force (combining Muslim Janbaz Force and Kashmir Jehad Force)

22. Al Umar Mujahideen

23. Mahaz-e-Azadi

24. Islami Jamaat-e-Tulba

25. Jammu & Kashmir Students Liberation Front

26. Ikhwan-ul-Mujahideen

27. Islamic Students League

28. Tehrik-e-Hurriat-e-Kashmir

29. Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Fiqar Jafaria

30. Al Mustafa Liberation Fighters

31. Tehrik-e-Jehad-e-Islami

32. Muslim Mujahideen

33. Al Mujahid Force

34. Tehrik-e-Jeha

35. Islami Inquilabi Mahaz