On February 3, the Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan took notice of Arman's death and sought an official report from the commissioner of Zhob Division within 48 hours.[16] On February 4, the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party and other allied political parties observed a 'shutter down' strike throughout the Pashtun part of Balochistan in protest against the murder.[17] PTM held widespread protests in reaction to the murder, during which more than 20 of its activists, including Gulalai Ismail and Abdullah Nangyal, were arrested by Pakistani authorities.[18][19][20] Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch called on Pakistani officials to transparently investigate the death, with the former also calling on the authorities to immediately release the PTM activists arrested for protesting against the murder.[21][22][23]