On 16 March, Ali Wazir, a human rights defender and former member of the opposition in the Pakistan National Assembly, was arrested and detained on charges related to terrorism in Hyderabad, Pakistan. He had just been released earlier in the day because he had been granted bail by a chamber of the Sindh High Court in another case. Since then, two new cases have been brought against him.
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On 16 March, Ali Wazir, a human rights defender and former member of the opposition in the Pakistan National Assembly, was arrested and detained on charges related to terrorism in Hyderabad, Pakistan. He had just been released earlier in the day because he had been granted bail by a chamber of the Sindh High Court in another case. Since then, two new cases have been brought against him.