Peshawar: Against the backdrop of unprecedented protests against the Pakistan Army by the police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has expressed happiness, saying “the consciousness of the nation has finally awakened”.
Slamming the Pakistan Army as a “rogue” force, the Islamist group invited support to its ongoing jihad against “this group imposed on the country”.
“In various areas of the country, including Lucky Marwat, DI Khan and Bajaur (districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province), there are daily protests against the occupying and anti-Islamic army imposed on the country, in which the public is also participating, apart from the FC (Frontier Corps) and the police,” TTP said in a statement.
“We are glad that the consciousness of the nation has finally awakened, regarding which Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has been making efforts for a long time. At least, it (the nation) has raised its voice against the same army against which it was impossible to speak,” said the statement issued by TTP spokesman Muhammad Khurasani.
The statement was issued against the backdrop of an unprecedented protest by the police personnel in Lakki Marwat, Bajaur and some other places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against the presence of Pakistan Army which was held responsible for killings and bloodshed.
The police personnel set up blockades on main highways since Monday, leaving thousands of people stranded for so many days.
The TTP statement said the outfit has repeatedly explained that “we are waging a defensive jihad against this rogue group (Pakistan (Army) imposed on the country. Other than that we have nothing to do with anyone.”
It said that despite this assertion by the TTP, “some law enforcement agencies and regional leaders pick enmity with their own people just for the sake of the same army which does not hesitate in destroying their wealth and honor.”
The TTP, in its statement, also warned the Punjab Police not to become a part of the war between the Mujahideen and the Pakistan Army and get humiliated like the police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
