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Pakistani Taliban sacks central spokesman
 [Dawn] The outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain has sacked its central front man, better known by the name of "Ehsanullah Ehsan", and appointed "Sheikh Maqbool" as his replacement.In a written statement, signed by 10 TTP shura (council) members and issued on June 25, the TTP announced the removal of Ehsan as front man for the banned krazed killer group. According to the document, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, the Taliban central council believes that the central front man had issued a statement which "may have caused rifts and misunderstandings between the TTP and the Afghan Taliban." The letter, printed on TTP chief Hakeemullah Mehsud's 'letterhead', confirms Ehsan's removal as front man. Though there is no mention of the new front man sources said that 'Sheikh Maqbool', which is also believed to be an assumed identity, would be the new spokesperson of the proscribed Pak Taliban. Posted by: Fred 2013-07-10 |
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