Taliban not present in Quetta: IG Balochistan

IG says the existence of Taliban in Balochistan is being falsely claimed by media.

QUETTA: Acting Inspector General of Balochistan Police Ghalib Bandesha denied the presence of the militant organization Quetta Shura, composed of top leadership of the Afghan Taliban in the city.

He was talking to the media on Tuesday at the passing out parade of Anti-Terrorist Force held at Police Training College Quetta.

Bandesha said that the existence of the group is being highlighted by the media but there is no evidence behind the claims. He added that training of militants is not being imparted in religious seminaries in Balochistan.

Bandesha was responding to recent media reports which stated that the US and Pakistani intelligence agencies are on a hunt for Osama bin Laden’s ally Mullah Omar in Quetta after the successful raid on Bin Laden’s hideout in Abbottabad.

The reports also quoted a senior Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) official confirming to have planned a ‘huge military action in Quetta’.

Omar, bin Laden’s right hand, has a reward of $25million on his head and is sheltered by heavily-armed fighters in Quetta near the Afghan border, the reports stated.