Militants belonging to Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are now targeting local businesses, including listed firms, owned by the Armed Forces of Pakistan, reported Bloomberg.
The statement by the terrorist group loosely affiliated with Afghanistan Taliban on Sunday evening comes days after clashes at the Pak-Afghan border.
TTP is targeting firms like Fauji Cement Company Ltd., Askari Bank Ltd., Fauji Fertilizer Company Ltd., Fauji Foods Ltd., Askari Cement Ltd., Askari Fuels, National Logistic Cell, Frontier Works Organization, Pakistan Ordnance Factory, Fauji Foundation, the Defence Housing Authority and all the institutions that have military’s shares in them.
The main source of strength for the Pakistan Army “is its sources of income due to which it keeps itself imposed on the country for the past 70 years,” said a TTP spokesperson in the statement.
The Pakistan Taliban has issued a warning to civilians, giving them three months to withdraw their investments from military-run organizations and urging employees of these entities to seek alternative employment.
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Talibans are messing with the wrong people here.. Pakistan Army is battle-hardened army, trained and tested at the fore-fronts..They know how to take enemy heads on.. Taliban think they can play cat and mouse by hiding in their barrows attacking and hiding again what they deem as so called commando war fare. or by attacking innocents and helpless women and children then they are wrong… Pak Army is their Biological Father…and creation cannot out smart or over power the creator. Long Live Pakistan Army ..Long Live Pakistan…
Wise decision.
your title is misleading or you are dumb enough to differentiate between Taliban (Afghan Taliban) and TTP (Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan). These two are different people. Afghan Taliban is the legitimate govt of Afghanistan while TTP is a group that is present in Pakistan and fighting Pthe akistan Army.
The Taliban is now trying to jump on the anti-army bandwagon to gain followers. Anyone who supports the taliban is just as liable for the APS attack.