Published 23:02 IST, October 24th 2019
Father was picked up by men in militia dress: Pak activist Gulalai
Activist Gulalai Ismail said that her father has been picked up by men in militia dress outside Peshawar High Court hours ago she tweeted on October 24.
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Pakistani women rights activist Gulalai Ismail claimed on Thursday that her far was picked up by men dressed like militia outside Peshawar High Court. activist is currently in US after fleeing from Pakistan, where she was accused of treason, to seek political asylum in country. Earlier, Gulalai was arrested and released for holding a protest demonstration outside National Press Club in Islamab. Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) h recommended putting her name on Exit Control List (ECL), as informed to Islamab High Court last vember.
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Gulalai, her family and friends are under threat and surveillance
US Senator and Democrat Charles Schumer said that he would everything to provide Gulalai political asylum in country. He said that y kw that her life would be in danger in Pakistan. While Gulalai has safely arrived in US, her parents are facing charges of financing terrorism and are currently under heavy surveillance. 32-year-old activist was being hunted by security forces who raided many of her friends’ houses.
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"I am still worried about my parents back home and underground network that secretly protected me when I escaped," Gulalai said in an interview last month.
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About Gulalai's activism
Gulalai Ismail, chairperson of Aware Girls, a n-governmental organisation, is a recipient of International Humanist of Year Award from International Humanist and Ethical Union. Gulalai, daughter of human rights activist Muhamm Ismail, co-founded NGO Aware Girls in 2002 with her sister Saba Ismail. objective behind setting up NGO was to challenge culture of violence and oppression of women in rural Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area in rth-west of Pakistan. In May 2019, Pakistan police h accused her of "seditious speeches and inciting people to attack state institutions”.
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20:18 IST, October 24th 2019