Three pamphlets pasted in Mattani market of Peshawar
by militants are warning
people not to join peace
militias or they will
become the target of
militant attacks, reports
The Express Tribune.
The villagers said the
pamphlets had been handwritten
in Urdu on Tehreek-e-Taliban
Pakistan (TTP)
letterheads. They said
this was not like other
communication where
they just pasted copies
of their messages on
walls. Residents reported
seeing three separate
pamphlets. In one of
the letters, militants
claimed responsibility
for killing a resident
named Ahmad and his
son Niaz Wali for working
against the Taliban
and warned his family
not to confront militants
for the sake of their
own safety. In the second
pamphlet, Police had
been warned to abandon
a Police checkpoint
in the market near the
house of a man called
Altaf Bacha, or they
would bomb the post
and police would be
held responsible for
the bloodshed. The third
letter was directly
addressed to the residents.
“We greatly respect
the people of Mattani,”
it said, “We warn them
to stay away from peace
militias otherwise we
will claim war between
you and the Taliban.”
The letter also said
that if anyone had complaints,
they should call the
TTP directly on a number
that was listed in the
poster. This is the
first time a pamphlet
written on a TTP letterhead
has appeared in this
area. In the past, militants
have distributed pamphlets
and sent letters in
the adjacent villages
of Adezai and Darra. |
