As the PML-N government has already decided to overturn a five-year moratorium on death penalty and execute those hardened terrorists who had been handed down death sentences, the ameer of the Punjabi Taliban, Asmatullh Muavia, warned last week that the executions would compel them to wage a war against the PML-N government. As the authorities in Faisalabad’s central jail were making arrangements to execute Aqeel on August 23, yet another threatening statement released by a TTP spokesman warned that a highly-trained squad of suicide bombers had been constituted and if Aqeel was hanged in Faisalabad jail as per schedule on August 23, the Taliban would instantly target two key figures of the PML-N (most probably Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif) to avenge the deaths. “Homes of prominent PML-N leadership will be attacked immediately if Aqeel is hanged. In such an eventuality, the leadership of the PML-N will be made target of revenge, just like we had targeted the ANP leadership,” the TTP spokesman warned. “Aqeel alias Dr Usman is our mujahid and we would never let our mujahid be hanged”.--- Comment: Read this story from Amir Mir carefully, Excellent Details, rare in Pakistani press, but also because another story in which PM Nawaz halts Executions on the excuse of conferring with President Zardari perhaps is in fear of these threats; and this is one hell of a political scandal....?
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 06:50:03 +0000
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