What happened in Pakistan when Sonam Wangchuk visited Islamabad in February this year? This question is being asked after Ladakh Director General of Police S D Singh Jamwal said that the climate activist is being probed for allegedly having links with Pakistan. Wangchuk was arrested under the National Security Act (NSA) days after protests demanding statehood for the Union Territory turned violent in Leh. Jamwal said, "He attended an event by The Dawn in Pakistan and also visited Bangladesh."

Dawn invites Sonam Wangchuk?

So, what happened in Pakistan that the government has invoked the NSA against the climate activist? Sonam Wangchuk was an invitee to a conference organised by the Dawn group on tackling climate change. Dawn is working on an ambitious project to raise climate awareness in

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