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PM Modi on Taliban radar
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan Jamaat–ul- Ahrar, which claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing on the Pakistani side of the Attari-Wagah border crossing on November 2, has released details of the militant who carried out the attack that killed over 60 people.
IS footprints growing in Pak
Lahore: The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan Jamaat–ul- Ahrar, which claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing on the Pakistani side of the Attari-Wagah border crossing on November 2, has released details of the militant who carried out the attack that killed over 60 people.
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan tweeted two photos of the bomber, whom he identified as 25-year-old Hanifullah, alias Hamza. Ehsan issued a series of tweets, including one that threatened India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Militant sources told Pakistani media that Hanifullah belonged to the lawless Mohmand tribal region. Ehsan repeated his claim that his group would also release a video of the attack, which he said was carried out in retaliation for a military operation against the Taliban in the tribal region bordering Afghanistan.
The bomber struck as people were leaving after the popular flag-lowering ceremony at the border gate. Officials said the damage would have been greater if the bomber had managed to enter the main area where the ceremony is held. Ehsan had earlier claimed the attack was directed as much at India as Pakistan. He further claimed his group was capable of carrying out similar attacks in India.
In a series of tweets, he had also threatened Indian PM Narendra Modi. Ehsan’s Twitter account was suspended shortly after he posted these tweets, but he recently returned to the micro-blogging site with a new account. Meanwhile, signs of local support for the dreaded Islamic State (IS) have surfaced in various parts of Pakistan's restive North Waziristan tribal region, a day after four flags of the militant group were confiscated here.
Wall-chalking welcoming the Islamic State (IS) appeared on City Road, Cantt Road, Dera Ismail Khan road and Miran Shah road in Bannu district.There were similar reports from other parts of the country about the presence of support for the extremist group, The Dawn reported.
"We welcome the head of Syrian Daish Group Abu Bakkar Al Bagdadi and pay him tributes," said a graffiti in Urdu.
