Rehman Malik announces Rs200m for information on TTP spokesperson
Interior minister vows to reveal real facts about Ehsanullah Ehsan.
ISLAMABAD:
Interior Minister Rehman Malik has announced a Rs200 million reward for anyone who provides information regarding the whereabouts of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan, reported Express News.
Speaking to the media in Islamabad, the interior minister said that he does not consider Ehsan as the spokesperson of TTP and does not pay heed to his statements.
He stated it was Ehsan’s misunderstanding that he thought the government would spare him after several attacks, including the one on Malala Yousafzai.
The minister vowed that he would soon reveal real facts about Ehsan “who is working for external elements to destabilise Pakistan.
Ehsan has even threatened the media, Malik said, adding that the Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) would soon capture him.
Earlier, the minister had offered a cash reward of Rs50 million for anyone with information about who was responsible for planting a bomb under the car of prominent journalist and TV anchorman Hamid Mir.
Giving a second chance to terrorist organisations, the minister had announced of lifting a ban on some proscribed organisations that are no longer involved in terrorist activities. He had also asked TTP chief Hakimullah Mehsud, Waliur Rehman, Punjabi Taliban chief Maulana Ismatullah Muawiya and pro-Pakistan Taliban leader Mullah Nazir to surrender for the sake of a peaceful future for their children.
“I knew where the TTP receives its weapons from. I would advise TTP leaders to surrender before our brave security forces catch you people,” the interior minister had declared.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik has announced a Rs200 million reward for anyone who provides information regarding the whereabouts of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan, reported Express News.
Speaking to the media in Islamabad, the interior minister said that he does not consider Ehsan as the spokesperson of TTP and does not pay heed to his statements.
He stated it was Ehsan’s misunderstanding that he thought the government would spare him after several attacks, including the one on Malala Yousafzai.
The minister vowed that he would soon reveal real facts about Ehsan “who is working for external elements to destabilise Pakistan.
Ehsan has even threatened the media, Malik said, adding that the Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) would soon capture him.
Earlier, the minister had offered a cash reward of Rs50 million for anyone with information about who was responsible for planting a bomb under the car of prominent journalist and TV anchorman Hamid Mir.
Giving a second chance to terrorist organisations, the minister had announced of lifting a ban on some proscribed organisations that are no longer involved in terrorist activities. He had also asked TTP chief Hakimullah Mehsud, Waliur Rehman, Punjabi Taliban chief Maulana Ismatullah Muawiya and pro-Pakistan Taliban leader Mullah Nazir to surrender for the sake of a peaceful future for their children.
“I knew where the TTP receives its weapons from. I would advise TTP leaders to surrender before our brave security forces catch you people,” the interior minister had declared.