Abdullah Nangyal

Abdullah Nangyal Bettani (Pashto: عبدالله ننګیال بېټنی‎, Urdu: عبداللہ ننگیال بیٹنی‎) is a Pakistani politician and a leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement.

Abdullah Nangyal
عبدالله ننګیال
Born
Jandola, FR Tank, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan[1]
NationalityPakistani
Occupationpolitician, human rights activist
MovementPashtun Tahafuz Movement

In February 2019, Nangyal was arrested by the police from Islamabad along with over 20 other PTM activists including Gulalai Ismail during protests against the extrajudicial murder of one of the leaders of PTM, Arman Loni.[2][3] 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).[4][5][6]

Political career

In the 2013 general election, Nangyal contested for NA-47 (Tribal Area-XII) Frontier Regions as an independent candidate but lost and got 4,131 votes. The winner was the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Qaiser Jamal, who got 11,328 votes.[7]

In the 2018 general election, Nangyal contested for NA-51 (Tribal Area-XII) Frontier Regions as an independent candidate but lost and got 5,157 votes. The winner was the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) candidate Mufti Abdul Shakoor, who got 21,896 votes.[8]

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