Pakistani Taliban recruits via Facebook
The Umar Media TTP page, which has more than 270 likes, appears to have been created in September and has just a handful of messages written in English.
"Umar Media is proud to announce online jobs oppertunities (sic)," says the first post on the networking website, written on October 25.
"Job discription (sic) is video editing, translations, sharing, uploading, downloading and collection of required data," it says, giving an email address and asking readers to "plz spread it. This fb account ma be deleted."
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan confirmed to AFP by telephone on Friday that the faction was "temporarily" using the page "to fulfil its requirements" before launching its own website.
US-based organisation SITE Intelligence Group says the TTP uses Facebook as "a recruitment centre".
"Through its official media arm, Umar Media, the TTP has taken to Facebook to recruit contributors for their media work and the group's forthcoming publication 'Ayah-E-Khilafat' (Sign of the Caliphate)," it said in a statement.
The TTP Facebook page describes the publication as its "official quarterly magazine" and asks writers to submit articles "on (a) topic of your choice", or on jihadi current affairs, history, Islamic movements or the plight of Muslims.
Last month, the TTP claimed responsibility for planting a bomb under the car of a prominent Pakistani journalist and TV anchorman, Hamid Mir.
Mir had been criticised by the Taliban after the faction claimed responsibility for shooting teenage activist Malala Yousafzai in October.
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@shah: Go ahead, many posts of suicide bombers are lying vacant with Taliban and this job ensures you a direct ticket to heavens/jannat where 72 hoors shall be waiting for your arrival. Don't waste time and apply online immediately for a very bright future.
Taliban now providing employment .. nice :D ,pay scale,job details??!
@Raja:
This will solve the problem? Build more atomic bombs to feed them. What a pathatic attitude? No one in sane mind will help you.
@Hello: You guys are in a state of self denial. Just do a google on Bajrang Dal and or Shiv Sena and you will what I am talking about.
What;s next..rehman mailk ban fb?
Young people have no jobs at least Talban asking them to make some activity. When people get involve in some activities, They will not do such things. Just bunch of Millions young useless people. What you expect??
@Its (still) Econonmy Stupid, Dude, You rock with logic. And btw, I am not real Bill Maher, just an admirer. +1Mb,+1Gb+1Tb+Pb (That's Peta Byte for us all ignorant) ..ps
Face bood is 90 Billion Dollar company. Every time any one open Facebook He/She add .0022 $ to Facebook company account. FB not sells any thing but they only sell place for advertisement. As much viewers increase as much as advertisement. I feel Talaban as completely promoting FB by doing that and nothing. Clever trick to make brand famous. If you want to sell some product put Talaban name on it and than forget to spend money for advertisement.
I wounder if Osama checked into his house before the raid.....
I think this page shouldnt be banned...But the persons who "like" this page should be kept under watch......
Foolish TTP has offered us an easy way to track the militants.....
270 like ?? Technically that pag's posts will not even appear to 27 people ... it is equals to non existent .. super lame way to pave way of banning facebook .. I am getting that they want to limit the social impact , because the media have failed to impress and social media is just unveiling their topi dramaz openly ...
how come this ehasn ullah contacts AFP and agenices cant trace him out??????????? just thinking
@funny: Use your logical side of brain my friend. Use all permutations and combinations and it will come to you. You are a smart person. Average person uses only 10% of the brain and most of the time use the emotional side of the brain. Emotional side hijacks the logical side of the brain. Whats the rush it will come to you. I donot want to spoil your ha ha moment.
@Terry: Dude how many bombs have the Bajrang dal or Shiv Sena guys blown up in the last 10 years ? No one is denying that these organizations are right wing and should be marginalized and condemned but you dont see them with AK47's going around killing people, beheading soldiers and killing girls who want to go to school. Please take your head out of the sand. Stop making senseless comparisons just to make yourself feel better.
@Its (still) Econonmy Stupid: then why are you posting on the internet?
Hilarious and @Pardeep, you're even more
Another hilarious news I read recently .........
http://abcnews.go.com/International/taliban-accidentally-reveal-identities-mailing-list-members/story?id=17737950#.UMIWhY5Z-lI
Bunch of hypocrite. Can someone remind them that facebook, youtube, cellphone, CD, DVD, car, computers, Cell phone towers, tweet, LinkedIn are invented by Kafir and there is no mention of these in Quran majid or Hadith or any Sharia Law supporting then ? Either you are with Kafir or against them. If against them than give up these things immediately.
hahahahhaa @ TTP tweets.
"Just ripd aprt a cd shp, boo yaa rehman 'topi' malik! ban that!"
Pakistan should lodge a formal complaint with US against FaceBook for its promotion in Pakistan.
It is pathetic to see these terrorists use the social media as a platform to promote their evil agenda. The people of the region know better. They have experienced Taliban’s brutality one way or the other. There are always a few naïve individuals who believe that the Taliban can be the torch bearers for their religious believes. Our message to them is look at Taliban’s history and you will see that most of their actions are contrary to religious beliefs of a common person in the region. It is time for the civilian populace to ignore their online presence and support the efforts of security forces to rid the threat of the Taliban. The people of the region have suffered enough at the hands of the terrorists, and it is now time to make them irrelevant not only in the holes that they are operating from, but on the online space as well.
LTC T.G. Taylor DET-United States Central Command www.centcom.mil/ur
For Indian Trolls: There are thousands of likes on bajrang dal and shiv sena on FB pages. What do you say about that ?
well that was last thing we wanted. God save us from these fanatics!
Wrong headline:
Tribune guys need editing lessons
BAN FACEBOOK IN PAKISTAN, before it is too late
unfortunately there are many taliban supporters on fb... mostly belong to JI and such parties.. and they blame US, ISRael an india for each and every happening in Pakistan.. i just hate them
Report the two pages mentioned. Click the gear next to 'Like' - 'Report Page' - 'It shouldn't be on facebook' - 'Hate speech' - Select 'Targets a religious group' - 'Report to facebook'.
Rubbish.
Nobody should be barred from using technology. I think it's a positive move of the TTP towards "relatively civilized" approach. Keep it up, brothers.
Now its time to BAN Facebook again in Pakistan. Rehman Baba tusee great ho!
Hope they will stop blasting schools from now onwards and allow girls to pursue their education.
This is US Conspiracy, why would innocent freedom fighter Taliban, willing to negoatiate for peace make FB page owned by US??!
PTI, Jamate Islami and odr mullahs B team has come into action,
We will condemn those like the militant pages. But in Pak people do such things because they get so bore for inactivity. They just do for fun. They dont want to part of Talaban group infact
Soon we are going to hear live tweets from Taliban after their attack somewhere.
Agree with Nabeel. This is just giving them free promotion on your platform. You should treat stories about Pakistan from wire agencies with a grain of salt and make editorial decisions instead of blindly publishing them.
do the TTP have an access to the net? is it a WIFI PTA or mobile connection?
Height of Hypocrisy and buffoonery on one side they blow up CD shops and declare fatwas against using infidel technology and on the other side they are using facebook for propaganda they are a confused lot just like their ideology.
See the majors registered in Taliban's university ---on jihadi current affairs, history, Islamic movements or the plight of Muslims. Hillarious.
@Pradeep: I think you get your news from popadum book facebook is working in Pakistan.
Few days ago , in an article in this newspaper , the writer had questioned "Who supplies chemicals to syria ?" . Now the writer should also blame USA for developing FB.
what would they do next create an account on myspace and twitter...... since when did taliban get so hip???? :P
If they are on facebook then they can easily be arrested, if govt is really willing for it.
what useless news..
Had Fb been a Pakistani company, its would have been banned and Mark be in jail. what s salary?
hypocracy
Thank you for promoting their Page .. now the 270 likes will shoot up to 2700 likes & more ... & who would be responsible for helping them getting into more reach to the masses ....
It is rightly said .. COmmon sense is NOT very common ...
height of negative thinking and blame game :)
May be the same admin who has created PTI's Facebook pages! ;)
i suspect Rehman Malik behind this NEW, he jus want to BAN facebook......
Shouldn't they be recruiting via Millat Facebook? Also I thought Facebook was banned in Pakistan?