Tens of thousands of Pashtuns gathered in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Sunday in a mass demonstration to demand the protection of the rights of Pashtuns.

The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement or Pashtun Protection Movement, was started mainly by young Pashtun activists who are demanding an end to what they say are human rights violations by authorities in the country's tribal regions.

They have been calling for the removal of military checkpoints in tribal areas and an end to "enforced disappearances" in which suspects are detained by security forces without due process.

Pakistan Today newspaper reported that the PTM leader Manzoor Pashteen said at the gathering: “We are only against the oppressors.”

In this episode of Jahan Nama host Masoud Malik discusses the topic with Khorshid Ahmad Masoud a researcher in international relations.