The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has sounded the alarm over the worsening security environment in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and the merged tribal districts, warning that terrorist outfits appear to be operating with impunity in several regions, as reported by The Express Tribune.

According to The Express Tribune, addressing a press conference at the Peshawar Press Club, HRCP Chairperson Asad Iqbal Butt and Co-Chairperson Munizae Jahangir observed that the writ of the state was virtually absent in certain districts. He highlighted how residents are facing intimidation, extortion, and even curfews imposed by militant groups after sunset.

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The fact-finding mission stated that communities had linked escalating violence, forced displacement, security operations, and

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