Militant in-training recounts his ordeal
"They convinced me to go to Waziristan. They warned me about talking to anybody, saying they would cut my throat."
KARACHI:
Mohammad Salam, a young boy who was being trained by militants to carry out suicide bomb attacks, was recovered from the arrested members of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Monday.
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) recovered the boy when they arrested two members, Sher Rehman and Zain Ullah alias Bilal, of the banned militant outfit TTP from a house in the Sohrab Goth area of Karachi.
The arrested militants, also linked with the banned outfit Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, were training the boy for a suicide attack in the northern areas of the country, said SSP Chaudhary Aslam.
Speaking to the media, Salam said that Sher Rehman had influenced him to go to Waziristan to carry out terrorist attacks.
“I also talked to Sher Rehman, and I told him I wanted to go to Afghanistan. He said he didn't know anybody in Afghanistan, but had contacts in Waziristan. I said I didn't want to go to Waziristan. They convinced me to go to Waziristan. They warned me about talking to anybody about this, saying they would slit my throat (if I talked)” said Salam.
The boy further said that he had been persuaded to 'wage jihad' by Zehar of Zehar's shop in Nankana.
Talking about Zehar, Salam said “he talked to me about jihad. He said it was a very good thing and we'll do it together. He said God will ask you on the Day of Judgement regarding what we have done for Him. If you have done nothing, you will be destined for Hell. He said if I am successful in a bomb blast, I will at least be able to say I ripped their bodies to pieces.”
Salam also mentioned that he was threatened by his mentors.
Mohammad Salam, a young boy who was being trained by militants to carry out suicide bomb attacks, was recovered from the arrested members of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Monday.
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) recovered the boy when they arrested two members, Sher Rehman and Zain Ullah alias Bilal, of the banned militant outfit TTP from a house in the Sohrab Goth area of Karachi.
The arrested militants, also linked with the banned outfit Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, were training the boy for a suicide attack in the northern areas of the country, said SSP Chaudhary Aslam.
Speaking to the media, Salam said that Sher Rehman had influenced him to go to Waziristan to carry out terrorist attacks.
“I also talked to Sher Rehman, and I told him I wanted to go to Afghanistan. He said he didn't know anybody in Afghanistan, but had contacts in Waziristan. I said I didn't want to go to Waziristan. They convinced me to go to Waziristan. They warned me about talking to anybody about this, saying they would slit my throat (if I talked)” said Salam.
The boy further said that he had been persuaded to 'wage jihad' by Zehar of Zehar's shop in Nankana.
Talking about Zehar, Salam said “he talked to me about jihad. He said it was a very good thing and we'll do it together. He said God will ask you on the Day of Judgement regarding what we have done for Him. If you have done nothing, you will be destined for Hell. He said if I am successful in a bomb blast, I will at least be able to say I ripped their bodies to pieces.”
Salam also mentioned that he was threatened by his mentors.