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Taliban to target media organisations on Malala coverage
[Dawn] Chief of banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) Hakimullah Mehsud has issued special directions to his subordinate hard boyz located in different cities of Pakistain to target national and international media organizations, BBC Urdu reported.... thereby emphasizing exactly who he thinks is in charge in Pakistain... A responsible official of the interior ministry told BBC Urdu on condition of anonymity that intelligence agencies have intercepted the telephonic conversation of Hakeemullah Mehsud with one of his sub-ordinate Nadeem Abbas alias 'Intiqami' in which Mehsud was directing Abbas to attack media organizations. Mehsud directed his subordinate to target the offices of media organizations in Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It may be the largest city in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... , Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad and in other cities of the country especially those media organizations and media personalities who were denouncing TTP after attack on child activist Malala Yousufzai. Interior Ministry has issued orders to beef up the security near the offices of media organizations in the country after tracing Mehsud's call, the official informed. Malala, a National Peace Award winner and young Pak rights activist, along with three other schoolmates sustained bullet injuries when some unknown assailants opened fire on their school van in Mingora early in the day. TTP had accepted the responsibility of the attack on Malala Yousufzai on Oct 9 and justified the attack with their interpretation of the Sharia (Islamic law). Interior Ministry has also issued directions to the religious scholars, who had publicly denounced the Taliban, to be cautious, the official informed. The government has issued directions to the authorities to deploy additional police troops in the areas where media offices are located and help of Frontier Constabulary (FC) could also be sought if needed, the interior ministry official added. Moreover, the official said that Chief Commissioner Islamabad and chief secretaries of the four provinces have been directed to hold meetings with media owners and address their security concerns. Earlier today, a front man for the Swat  ...a valley and an administrative district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistain, located 99 mi from Islamabad. It is inhabited mostly by Pashto speakers. The place has gone steadily downhill since the days when Babe Ruth was the Sultan of Swat...Taliban has threatened to kill Malala's father Ziauddin Yousufzai after a failed attempt Curses! Foiled again! to assassinate his daughter, said a report by Rooters. Posted by: Fred 2012-10-13 |
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