Army scotches detention claims
Military denies allegations levelled by TTP that their women and children were in army’s custody.
A photo of army troops. PHOTO: AFP
ISLAMABAD:
The military on Saturday denied allegations levelled by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) that their women and children were in the army’s custody.
Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations, Maj Gen Asim Bajwa in a statement categorically rejected the TTP’s allegations about women and children being kept in detention by security forces.
“Not a single woman or child is in custody of the security forces. In fact, women and children have never been detained. This baseless accusation by the TTP is a mere propaganda to divert attention from the real issue of their blatant and dastardly acts of terror across the country,” Maj Gen Bajwa said.
The statement comes a day after the TTP, in a news conference, claimed security forces had women, children and elderly affiliated with the group in custody.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 23rd, 2014.
The military on Saturday denied allegations levelled by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) that their women and children were in the army’s custody.
Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations, Maj Gen Asim Bajwa in a statement categorically rejected the TTP’s allegations about women and children being kept in detention by security forces.
“Not a single woman or child is in custody of the security forces. In fact, women and children have never been detained. This baseless accusation by the TTP is a mere propaganda to divert attention from the real issue of their blatant and dastardly acts of terror across the country,” Maj Gen Bajwa said.
The statement comes a day after the TTP, in a news conference, claimed security forces had women, children and elderly affiliated with the group in custody.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 23rd, 2014.