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"Mullah Radio" out of grave, releases video threatening suicide attacks in Pakistan
By Syed Moazzam Hashmi
ISLAMABAD, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Taliban leader Moulvi Fazlullah, infamous as "Mullah Radio", who had reportedly been killed in May is still alive and kicking, local media reported Friday.
A video released on Thursday night showed Fazlullah addressing a group of 300 suicide bombers preparing to launch a fresh wave of suicide attacks across the country. Mullah Radio was also seen threatening the Awami National Party (ANP), which is ruling the troubled northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, as prime target of its suicide bombers cadre.
Mullah Radio also reiterated to continue fighting against the " Crusade" launched by the United States and its allies against Muslims around the world. The insurgent militants have consistently been targeting Pakistani troops for assisting the U.S. -led war against terror.
A Pakistani Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) has declared Moulvi Fazlullah and a group of 50 other absconding accomplices as most wanted proclaimed offenders, local media reported citing official sources.
Fazlullah, 31, leads Tehrik Nifaz Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) chief in restive Swat area, an ally of Tehrik Taliban Pakistan ( TTP). He had reportedly been killed along with six other Taliban commanders in Nuristan province of Afghanistan on May 27. Afghan border police then made the claim which was denied by Pakistani Taliban leader Moulvi Fakir Muhammad, declaring it unfounded and baseless.
Fazlullah who is reported not to be an active fighter and handicapped with imputed legs is also son-in-law of Sufi Muhammad, chief of the national network of the disbanded TNSM in the troubled tribal areas of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan.
In a latest development, official sources said the army have arrested Haji Muslim Khan, a Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan spokesman, while another important Taliban commander Moulvi Shah Dauran was killed in a clash with troops.
Local analysts cited three prominent developments coinciding news of Fazlullah still being alive. First was the extension in tenure of General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. He will continue as Pakistani military chief, which was mainly granted to keep him successfully continue fighting against insurgent militants in the northwest tribal areas.
Fazlullah's coming back to life challenges official claims of significant achievements in fighting against insurgency in the rugged tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.
Secondly, the U.S. declared Haqqani group as terrorist, putting it onto a list of groups fomenting terrorism. It also ordered freezing of assets of Nasiruddin Haqqani, the leader of the group.
Thirdly, some 1,100 terrorists have reportedly infiltrated into Pakistan from Afghanistan. In a recent meeting with NATO officials, Pakistan threatened to seal its border with Afghanistan. However, previous ideas have never been worked out to permanently seal the 2,430-kilometer-long porous border between the two countries, longest border the landlocked Afghanistan has with its neighbors.
Earlier in May, the news of Taliban militant chief Hakimullah Mehsud coming back to life had surprise many, as it also coincided with many going events related with war against terrorism at that time. Mehsud was reported to have been killed in a U.S. drone attack in Pakistani tribal areas in January this year.
However, local analysts believed that whether Fazlullah or any other outlawed militant leaders were dead or alive would not make much difference in the continuing war against terrorism as the " terrorists mess" is widely spread. Hence the individuals would not affect the prevailing situation much.
"Mullah Radio" out of grave, releases video threatening suicide attacks in Pakistan
By Syed Moazzam Hashmi
ISLAMABAD, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Taliban leader Moulvi Fazlullah, infamous as "Mullah Radio", who had reportedly been killed in May is still alive and kicking, local media reported Friday.
A video released on Thursday night showed Fazlullah addressing a group of 300 suicide bombers preparing to launch a fresh wave of suicide attacks across the country. Mullah Radio was also seen threatening the Awami National Party (ANP), which is ruling the troubled northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, as prime target of its suicide bombers cadre.
Mullah Radio also reiterated to continue fighting against the " Crusade" launched by the United States and its allies against Muslims around the world. The insurgent militants have consistently been targeting Pakistani troops for assisting the U.S. -led war against terror.
A Pakistani Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) has declared Moulvi Fazlullah and a group of 50 other absconding accomplices as most wanted proclaimed offenders, local media reported citing official sources.
Fazlullah, 31, leads Tehrik Nifaz Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) chief in restive Swat area, an ally of Tehrik Taliban Pakistan ( TTP). He had reportedly been killed along with six other Taliban commanders in Nuristan province of Afghanistan on May 27. Afghan border police then made the claim which was denied by Pakistani Taliban leader Moulvi Fakir Muhammad, declaring it unfounded and baseless.
Fazlullah who is reported not to be an active fighter and handicapped with imputed legs is also son-in-law of Sufi Muhammad, chief of the national network of the disbanded TNSM in the troubled tribal areas of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan.
In a latest development, official sources said the army have arrested Haji Muslim Khan, a Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan spokesman, while another important Taliban commander Moulvi Shah Dauran was killed in a clash with troops.
Local analysts cited three prominent developments coinciding news of Fazlullah still being alive. First was the extension in tenure of General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. He will continue as Pakistani military chief, which was mainly granted to keep him successfully continue fighting against insurgent militants in the northwest tribal areas.
Fazlullah's coming back to life challenges official claims of significant achievements in fighting against insurgency in the rugged tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.
Secondly, the U.S. declared Haqqani group as terrorist, putting it onto a list of groups fomenting terrorism. It also ordered freezing of assets of Nasiruddin Haqqani, the leader of the group.
Thirdly, some 1,100 terrorists have reportedly infiltrated into Pakistan from Afghanistan. In a recent meeting with NATO officials, Pakistan threatened to seal its border with Afghanistan. However, previous ideas have never been worked out to permanently seal the 2,430-kilometer-long porous border between the two countries, longest border the landlocked Afghanistan has with its neighbors.
Earlier in May, the news of Taliban militant chief Hakimullah Mehsud coming back to life had surprise many, as it also coincided with many going events related with war against terrorism at that time. Mehsud was reported to have been killed in a U.S. drone attack in Pakistani tribal areas in January this year.
However, local analysts believed that whether Fazlullah or any other outlawed militant leaders were dead or alive would not make much difference in the continuing war against terrorism as the " terrorists mess" is widely spread. Hence the individuals would not affect the prevailing situation much.
"Mullah Radio" out of grave, releases video threatening suicide attacks in Pakistan
