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Pakistan’s Anti-Terrorism Laws May Target Dissenters

Jamestown23 October 2026, 18:35 UTCPakistan

Executive Summary: The life sentence issued against Mahrang Baloch on June 22 deepens the fracture between Pakistan’s central government and the Baloch population (DW, June 27). The protests following her conviction on charges of terrorism and murder suggest that she retains considerable support and influence among the Baloch people (BBC, June 25; AsiaNews, June 30). […] The post Pakistan’s Anti-Terrorism Laws May Target Dissenters appeared first on Jamestown.

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