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FILE - In this April 22, 2018, file photo, Manzoor Pashteen, a leader of Pashtun Tahafuz (Protection) Movement or (PTM) addresses his supporters during a rally in Lahore, Pakistan. The PTM has been a sharp critic of the military and its powerful intelligence agencies.In Pakistan, being a dissident or even raising a critical voice is dangerous business. Rights groups say that despite the election in 2018 of a civilian government, the army still rules from behind with an iron fist. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

FILE - In this April 22, 2018, file photo, Manzoor Pashteen, a leader of Pashtun Tahafuz (Protection) Movement or (PTM) addresses his supporters during a rally in Lahore, Pakistan. The PTM has been a sharp critic of the military and its powerful intelligence agencies.In Pakistan, being a dissident or even raising a critical voice is dangerous business. Rights groups say that despite the election in 2018 of a civilian government, the army still rules from behind with an iron …

March 11, 2020

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In Pakistan, criticism grows dangerous as dissent stifled
March 11, 2020 1:47 a.m.

In Pakistan, criticism grows dangerous as dissent stifled

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Being a dissident — or even raising a critical voice — in Pakistan is growing more dangerous, regardless of whether the target is political parties, the judiciary or the powerful military and security agencies.