[1] On 26 January 2018, Alamzaib, Manzoor Pashteen, and 20 other activists started the Pashtun Long March from Dera Ismail Khan.
[7] After the demonstration, the police lodged a First Information Report against Alamzaib and 15 other PTM activists, accusing them of using "undesirable language against state institutions" and charging them under anti-terrorism and public order laws.
[8] On 21 January, Alamzaib was disembarked and taken away from his car on a busy road in the city by an armed police team, which included a man in plainclothes brandishing pistol at him.
Amnesty International, a human rights organization, showed concern about his disappearance and tweeted: "His whereabouts must be disclosed immediately.
[3] His arrest caused a social media outcry and protest demonstrations were held for him in several cities, including Karachi, Peshawar, Mardan, Swabi, Islamabad, and Quetta.
[9][10] After about eight months in prison, he was granted bail against a surety bond of Rs500,000 by the Supreme Court of Pakistan on 16 September 2019, a few days after which he was released.
This ban is a continuation of the atrocities we endure.” The book, published in both Pashto and Urdu, included accounts of his time in prison, his investigation into forced disappearances, and his activism with landmine victims.