Mohammad Ibrahim Arman Loni, commonly known as Arman Loni, was a Pakistani teacher of Pashto literature, poet, and one of the founding leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement.
18 Facts About Arman Loni
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On March 14,2022, the Pashtun National Jirga in Bannu demanded that Arman Loni's death be investigated by a credible judicial commission headed by Justice Qazi Faez Isa, and that the report be made public.
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Arman Loni belonged to a modest family from Sanjawi in the Ziarat District of Balochistan, Pakistan.
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Arman Loni belonged to the Loni Durrani tribe of the Pashtuns, and his father was a driver.
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Arman Loni's younger sister, Wranga Loni, is a human rights activist and writer.
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Arman Loni would take over Qasim's duties during the second half of his shift.
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Arman Loni received his early education in Sanjawi and completed his master's degree in Pashto at the University of Balochistan, Quetta.
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Arman Loni wrote a thesis on "using metaphors in Pashto folklore literature against colonial enemies," a topic which mirrored his political thoughts.
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Arman Loni was the founder of "Pashtun Progressive Writers", an organization aimed at nurturing the new generation of Pashtun authors.
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Arman Loni was an active member of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party and its student wing, the Pashtunkhwa Students Organization, since his student life.
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Arman Loni's family was threatened by Pakistani law enforcement agencies and pro-government tribal elders for their activities in the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement.
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The Loni tribal chief warned Arman to stop his activities and told him that the agencies would not tolerate it.
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Consequently, Arman Loni's family was forced to move from Sanjawi to Killa Saifullah, the hometown of Nawab Ayaz Jogezai, the Pashtun tribal chief who offered them refuge.
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Arman Loni then transferred himself from Degree College Quetta to Degree College Killa Saifullah to live with his family.
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Arman Loni was arrested on May 12,2018, before the PTM public gathering in Karachi, but he resumed his activism immediately after his release.
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On January 30,2019, just three days before his death, Arman Loni organized a sit-in in Karachi against the arrest of fellow PTM activist Alamzaib Mahsud, who had been arrested on January 21,2019 after the second PTM gathering in Karachi.
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Arman Loni's family blamed the police for barring him from reaching the hospital on time, and for preventing PTM activists from visiting Arman Loni at the hospital until he had died.
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The police refused to lodge a first information report and a police spokesman said Arman Loni was not beaten but that he died of a heart attack following clashes between protesters and police.