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Exclusive Interview with Punjabi Taliban Leader Maulana Asmatullah Muoaviya – Part 1
Written by Administrator Thursday, 19 January 2012 17:26
Flashpoint Global Partners has obtained an exclusive interview with Punjabi Taliban leader Maulana Asmatullah Muoaviya. In the interview, he provides insight on his background, the goals of the Punjabi Taliban, and the Punjabi Taliban’s stance on drone strikes, as well as the ISI and MI. He explained, “After the tragedy of Lal Masjid, I, along with hundreds of our friends, came to the tribal areas and today, our organization has a presence in all four provinces of the country, including in the northern areas and Azad Kashmir. As you know, the PT is active in the entire country and operates as part of the TTP. Our war, our struggle and our sacrifices are for defense of our motherland Pakistan and for the glory of Islam. We aim at ridding this country of feudalism, dictatorship and a cruel system and replacing it with Islamic rule. To achieve this goal, we chose to take up arms.” He continued, “So as much as the US is responsible for the drone attacks, the ISI, MI and other intelligence agencies of Pakistan are equally assisting the US in these attacks.” He further noted, “We believe that RAW is one side of the coin while the other is ISI.”
TTP Claims Credit for Killing 15 Frontier Corps Soldiers
Written by Administrator Friday, 06 January 2012 13:52
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) released a statement claiming credit for the killing of fifteen Pakistani Frontier Corps soldiers, in retaliation for the Pakistani government laying “a siege on innocent mujahideen brothers and TTP workers” “in the Kyber agency” and “ kidnapping two of their women and 5 infants.” Labeling their actions “the first chain of retribution for our bothers”, the TTP stated, “Stay tuned for more to come.” The communication further promised that “In a few days, a videotape of the death of these cursed…and a lesson for infidels and hypocrites, will be released.” Flashpoint has provided an original copy of the Urdu-language communication as well.
Hakimullah Mehsud’s Eid ul-Adha Message
Written by Administrator Sunday, 13 November 2011 23:05
On November 8, 2011, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Hakimullah Mehsud released an Eid ul-Adha message. Addressing the Pakistani “government and security agencies,” he stated, “You are responsible for the bloodshed of innocent civilians in Afghanistan and for handing over Arab, Uzbek and other Mujahideen to the kuffar only so that you may please their leaders. To serve the interests of America and the kuffar, you have thrown away your lives in Peshawar, Waziristan, Swat and many other places. Our war with you will continue and soon you will be humiliated and disgraced in this very life, and Kufr too will turn its back on you.” He also discussed the coalition’s impending withdrawal from Afghanistan: “The armies of the kuffar are well on their way to defeat, and as an exit strategy will make all last ditch efforts to create rifts amongst the Ummah. The Ummah should be cautious of such traps and make sure that the kuffar do not succeed in their attempts.”
TTP Releases Eid Message from Hakimullah Mehsud
Written by Administrator Friday, 09 September 2011 10:22
On September 3, 2011, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) released an official Eid message from TTP leader Hakimullah Mehsud. Mehsud stated, "We the Mujahideen vow to continue our Jihad, following in the footsteps of martyrs of Islam, till we achieve our objective – either Shariah or Shahadah (martyrdom)." In May 2011, Flashpoint announced that it had obtained an exclusive videotaped interview with Mehsud. In July 2010, Flashpoint released a previously unpublished video excerpt of a meeting between Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad and Mehsud. In the video clip, the two were shown shaking hands and hugging. Mehsud has been charged in U.S. federal court in connection with the CIA Camp Chapman attack, and the U.S. State Department is offering a $5 million reward for tips leading to his location.
New Militant Group Claims Murder of Shiite Lawyer in Karachi, Pakistan
Written by Administrator Friday, 12 August 2011 00:46
On August 3, 2011, a newly-emerged militant faction in Pakistan calling itself the "Tawheed Brigades" issued a communiqué via top-tier Al-Qaida web forums claiming responsibility for the murder of a lawyer in Karachi, Pakistan accused of representing local Shiite groups.
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