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In this Jan. 27, 2020, photo, leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz (Protection) Movement or (PTM), Mohsin Dawar, right, and Ali Wazir, left, arrive at National Press Club to protest the arrest of their leader at National Press Club in Islamabad, 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/B.K. Bangash)

In this Jan. 27, 2020, photo, leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz (Protection) Movement or (PTM), Mohsin Dawar, right, and Ali Wazir, left, arrive at National Press Club to protest the arrest of their leader at National Press Club in Islamabad, 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…

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.