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Political activist Muhammad Jibran Nasir, who has been spearheading protests against controversial Lal Masjid cleric, Maulana Abdul Aziz, has been threatened by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Jamaat Ahrar (TTP-JA) spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan for his movement.
Talking to The Express Tribune, Jibran Nasir that he had received a call, allegedly from the spokesperson of TTP faction, Ehsanullah Ehsan. Nasir went on to add that he had recorded the conversation and verified the voice of the caller with the help of media contacts who were familiar with Ehsan’s voice.
Nasir, however, made it clear that he would not back down from their planned protests today (Monday) outside the Lal Masjid. “We are no afraid. We are not backing out,” Nasir told The Express Tribune.
“We are here to save our mosques. Our mosques should preach love and peace. They must present the right spirit of Islam,” Naisr said, adding that he had a detailed debate with the TTP spokesperson on Islam before the spokesperson made his threats.
You can hear the recording made by Nasir of the conversation below:
Lal Masjid protesters receive threats allegedly from Taliban by The Express Tribune - Hear the world’s sounds
Further, Jibran said that the mobile number being used by the caller originated from Afghanistan.
An FIR was lodged against Maulana Abdul Aziz at the Aabpara police station on Friday, three hours after protesters had gathered outside it demanding the cleric be arrested for supporting the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s Peshawar school massacre.
The TTP on December 16 stormed into an army-run school killing 148 people, including 132 children.
The Lal Masjid cleric openly sympathises with the TTP and militant group Islamic State and defended the dastardly attack in Peshawar as a reaction to a military offensive launched in North Waziristan.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/810608/lal-masjid-protesters-receive-threats-from-taliban/