Cash rewards from the USA incentivised forced kidnappings and disappearances, allowing security forces to target innocent individuals with no connections to Al Qaeda. So called “suspects“ were abducted, interrogated, tortured and sent to Guantanamo Bay. Within Pakistan, the military and ISI became complicit in the CIA's rendition program, turning Pakistan into one of the agency’s many black sites. Furthermore, the security establishment consented to routine and indiscriminate drone bombings, wreaking havoc on Afghan and Pakistani villages. By granting NATO forces access to border crossings with Afghanistan, the government escalated the conflict and prolonged the suffering of innocent lives. Under General Pervez Musharraf's military dictatorship, they supported the calamitous invasion of Afghanistan. Following 9/11, Pakistan aligned itself with the USA, joining the ill-fated 'War on Terror'. Pakistan's armed forces and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) have long prioritised foreign interests over domestic concerns. The recent escalation of arrests of civilian protests and political leaders, and the storming of the Supreme Court by supporters of the current government has exacerbated fears that the rule of law and constitutional rights are under a concerted assault by the government. Former Prime Minister Imran Khan's arrest by security forces on May 9th, 2023, led to hundreds of thousands of his supporters taking to the streets demanding his release and an end to military interference in politics.
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