Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,  

For over 50 years the Pashtuns and other Afghan tribes south of the Durand Line in southern Afghanistan have been treated extremely cruelly by the Pakistani police from Punjab and Sindh. Pashtuns and other Afghan tribes who criticize the ISI, the Pakistani army and government, or who demand freedom rights, are arrested, tortured and murdered. They are often beaten and murdered in public in order to scare other critics of the regime. In particular, the tribal leaders are often killed.

The Pashtuns and other Afghan tribes suffer greatly from these atrocities. Nobody hears their voices.

With our letter dated 06/06/2021, we demanded the immediate release of some people who are in Pakistani prisons for the above-mentioned reasons. The following political prisoners are still being held by the Pakistani authorities:

Mr. Ali Wazir

Mr. Hanif Pashtin

Mr. Yosuf Ali Khan

Mr. Uwais Abdal

On the occasion of the aforementioned atrocities, we demand that the police officers from Punjab and Sindh who work on behalf of ISI should leave the area of ​​southern Afghanistan, south of the Durand Line. Instead, the police tasks in the areas mentioned are to be transferred to policemen from the Pashtun and other Afghan tribes. We also ask the Pashtuns and other Afghan tribes to urge the police from Punjab and Sindh to withdraw from the area of ​​southern Afghanistan. If the Punjab and Sindh police officers do not leave southern Afghanistan and continue their atrocities against Pashtuns and other Afghan tribes, the suffering Pashtun and other Afghan tribes could respond with punitive sanctions.

With best regards

Hayattullah Maiwand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1st chairman of the FDPA