Abdullah Nangyal

Abdullah Nangyal Bettani (Pashto: عبدالله ننګیال بېټنی, Urdu: عبداللہ ننگیال بیٹنی) is a Pashtun nationalist politician and a leader of the National Democratic Movement (NDM).[2] He is a founding member of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM).

Abdullah Nangyal
عبدالله ننګیال
Born
Jandola, FR Tank, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan[1]
NationalityPakistani
Occupation(s)politician, human rights activist
Political partyNational Democratic Movement
MovementPashtun Tahafuz Movement

Political career

In the 2013 general election, Nangyal contested for NA-47 (Tribal Area-XII) Frontier Regions as an independent candidate. He lost to Qaiser Jamal of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[3]

In the 2018 general election, Nangyal contested for NA-51 (Tribal Area-XII) Frontier Regions as an independent candidate. He lost to Mufti Abdul Shakoor of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).[4]

Detentions

In February 2019, Nangyal was arrested by the police outside the National Press Club in Islamabad along with dozens of other PTM activists including Gulalai Ismail during protests against the extrajudicial murder of one of the leaders of PTM, Arman Loni.[5][6] The arrests received widespread criticism in Pakistan and internationally, including condemnation from the President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani, Amnesty International, and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[7][8][9]

See also

References
  1. "Manzoor Pashteen: Leading the fringe to the centre". Herald. February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  2. Krishnankutty, Pia (September 2, 2021). "Pashtun leaders launch National Democratic Movement, party to counter Pakistan 'militarisation'". ThePrint.
  3. "Three PTM leaders vying for NA seats". The News International. June 25, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  4. "Two PTM leaders make it to NA". The News International. July 29, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  5. Niazi, Abdullah. "Abdullah Nangyal, Gulalai Ismail among dozens of PTM workers held in capital". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  6. "Over 20 PTM activists arrested in Islamabad". Dawn. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  7. Bukhari, Gul. "Year after Pashtun protests, Pakistan military is on arrest spree as civilians fight back". The Print. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  8. Tanzeem, Ayesha (February 6, 2019). "Amnesty International Calls for Release of Rights Activists in Pakistan". Voice of America. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  9. Yasin, Asim. "PPP expresses concern about curb on civil rights". The International News. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
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