Tehreek-e-Taliban
Pakistan (TTP)
militants on motorcycles
opened fire at the
offices of local
news channel Aaj
TV in Karachi
on June 25, injuring
two persons, including
a security guard,
reports Dawn.
The TTP claimed
responsibility for
the shooting, and
threatened attacks
against other television
channels that did
not feature the
Taliban point of
view. “We had informed
the management of
Aaj TV to include
our view on issues,
but the channel
had become a mouthpiece
of the government,”
Ehsanullah Ehsan,
spokesman for the
TTP said. “Geo TV
is going to be our
next target if they
do not change their
behaviour towards
us. They have been
using very bad language
against the Mujahideen.”
Meanwhile, Prime Minister (PM) Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has ordered
for provision of
security to all
TV channels. |
