London, April 9 -- The Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) has strongly condemned the recent abduction and torture of human rights lawyer Aamir Warraich, labeling the incident as state-backed terrorism carried out by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and military forces.

Warraich, who had publicly announced plans to lead a peaceful civil resistance campaign--including protests such as halting national highways and railways--against illegal canals on the Indus River, was abducted shortly after making his declaration. He was physically assaulted and threatened by military and intelligence agents, who pressured him to abandon the protests and cease his advocacy.

JSFM Chairman Sohail Abro stated, "This is unequivocal state terrori...