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The fact that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has abstained from targeting Dr Tahirul Qadris long march so far despite veiled threats and repeated warnings by the federal and Punjab governments, has led official quarters to believe that the Taliban and Qadri might have cut a secret deal while leaving behind their differences, probably because of their common agenda to get rid of the present system and the government.
As Dr Qadri returned to Pakistan and announced at his December 23 Minar-e-Pakistan rally his decision to lead a protest march on Islamabad after January 10 if his demands were not accepted, interior minister Rehman Malik had warned him against threats to his life from the Pakistani Taliban. In fact, hardly a day after Qadri returned to Pakistan, the TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan had described the Tehrik-e-Minhajul-Quran chief as a foreign agent who was working on a foreign agenda and could never be trusted.
In an email sent to various media houses on December 22, 2013 titled Arrival of a foreign actor, the TTP spokesman said: Through expensive television commercials, Qadri is trying to give a false impression to the masses as if he was saving the Pakistani state. Qadri should know that the people of Pakistan identify him as a paid foreign agent of those powers who are conspiring to destroy the Pakistani state. Qadri has returned under instructions from his foreign masters to accomplish their anti-Pakistan agenda. Had Tahirul Qadri been a patriot, he would have never left Pakistan and preferred to stay here to serve the nation.
In fact, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan had turned against Dr Tahirul Qadri after he had issued a 600-page fatwa or edict in the form of a book [on March 2, 2010], condemning terrorism and suicide bombings. As per his edict, terrorism is terrorism and violence is violence and they dont have any place or justification in the Islamic teachings. Qadris 600-page fatwa had vehemently rejected al-Qaedas violent ideology and described the Osama-led terrorist outfit as an old evil with a new name that has not been sufficiently challenged.
As Dr Qadri announced his plan to lead a long march to Islamabad on January 14, the interior ministry sent high alert messages to all the provincial governments, including the Punjab government, about the likelihood of a terrorist attack on Qadris long march. Rehman Malik subsequently presided over a meeting and set up a team to look into the matter. Malik then travelled to Lahore on January 7, held a meeting with Dr Qadri and briefed him in detail on the security threats he was facing. However, a defiant Qadri told Malik that he wont be able to guarantee a peaceful long march if the government tries to sabotage it under the garb of so-called threats.
The very next day, on January 8, the Punjab Counter Terrorism Department warned in a secret report to the provincial home department that Ghazi Fidayeen Force, a jehadi group led by Saifullah Baqi, has planned suicide attacks targeting Qadris long march. The report had even named the suicide bombers who had been tasked to target Qadris march either with an explosive-laden car or by exploding suicide vests. The potential human bombs included Yar Bakhat Khan from Hungo, Alam Khan from Abbottabad and Ali Ahmad from Charsada.
Qadri subsequently approached the military authorities seeking security for his march. But the Pakistan Army was quick to distance itself from Qadri, with the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) spokesman confirming the rejection of a formal written request made to the GHQ, seeking security measures.
However, in a surprising development on January 9, TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan told AFP by telephone from an undisclosed location that they dont have any plans to attack Qadris long march despite severe political and ideological differences with him. We abhor Tahirul Qadri for his views and we know very well the forces he is working for. But we didnt threaten to attack his long march. We represent a militant group and take blame whenever we carry out an attack. The government and some political parties spread rumours for their own interests that the TTP would attack Qadris long march, Ehsanullah added.
The interior ministry instantly rejected TTPs spokesman clarification, saying the threat alert was actually based on a phone call intercepted by a credible intelligence source and that the TTP was trying to mislead Dr Qadri in particular and the public in general. But quite strangely, talking to newsmen in Lahore on January 10, a confident looking Dr Qadri termed all government cautions to call off the march due to terrorism threats baseless, saying all those threats were fabricated by the government to prevent the march. He then cited the TTP spokesmans statement wherein he had refuted issuing any threat to Qadri or his long march.
Then quite intriguingly, while believing in the TTP spokesmans explanation that they had no intentions to target his long march, Qadri named his potential foes by declaring, If anything happened to me, President Asif Zardari, Prime Minister Pervaiz Ashraf, interior minister Rehman Malik, Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif, Punjab law minister Rana Sanaullah and Nawaz Sharif should be held responsible. Since Qadris long has yet to face any terrorist attack over the past 48 hours despite all the threats and warnings by the federal and Punjab governments, the official circles in Islamabad infer that Qadri and TTP might have struck behind-the-curtain deal to keep it cool, due to their common anti-government agenda. But Qadris close aides refute any deal with the TTP, saying they have managed to prevent any untoward incident mainly because of their foolproof security arrangements.
Govt smells a secret deal between TTP and Qadri - thenews.com.pk
As Dr Qadri returned to Pakistan and announced at his December 23 Minar-e-Pakistan rally his decision to lead a protest march on Islamabad after January 10 if his demands were not accepted, interior minister Rehman Malik had warned him against threats to his life from the Pakistani Taliban. In fact, hardly a day after Qadri returned to Pakistan, the TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan had described the Tehrik-e-Minhajul-Quran chief as a foreign agent who was working on a foreign agenda and could never be trusted.
In an email sent to various media houses on December 22, 2013 titled Arrival of a foreign actor, the TTP spokesman said: Through expensive television commercials, Qadri is trying to give a false impression to the masses as if he was saving the Pakistani state. Qadri should know that the people of Pakistan identify him as a paid foreign agent of those powers who are conspiring to destroy the Pakistani state. Qadri has returned under instructions from his foreign masters to accomplish their anti-Pakistan agenda. Had Tahirul Qadri been a patriot, he would have never left Pakistan and preferred to stay here to serve the nation.
In fact, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan had turned against Dr Tahirul Qadri after he had issued a 600-page fatwa or edict in the form of a book [on March 2, 2010], condemning terrorism and suicide bombings. As per his edict, terrorism is terrorism and violence is violence and they dont have any place or justification in the Islamic teachings. Qadris 600-page fatwa had vehemently rejected al-Qaedas violent ideology and described the Osama-led terrorist outfit as an old evil with a new name that has not been sufficiently challenged.
As Dr Qadri announced his plan to lead a long march to Islamabad on January 14, the interior ministry sent high alert messages to all the provincial governments, including the Punjab government, about the likelihood of a terrorist attack on Qadris long march. Rehman Malik subsequently presided over a meeting and set up a team to look into the matter. Malik then travelled to Lahore on January 7, held a meeting with Dr Qadri and briefed him in detail on the security threats he was facing. However, a defiant Qadri told Malik that he wont be able to guarantee a peaceful long march if the government tries to sabotage it under the garb of so-called threats.
The very next day, on January 8, the Punjab Counter Terrorism Department warned in a secret report to the provincial home department that Ghazi Fidayeen Force, a jehadi group led by Saifullah Baqi, has planned suicide attacks targeting Qadris long march. The report had even named the suicide bombers who had been tasked to target Qadris march either with an explosive-laden car or by exploding suicide vests. The potential human bombs included Yar Bakhat Khan from Hungo, Alam Khan from Abbottabad and Ali Ahmad from Charsada.
Qadri subsequently approached the military authorities seeking security for his march. But the Pakistan Army was quick to distance itself from Qadri, with the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) spokesman confirming the rejection of a formal written request made to the GHQ, seeking security measures.
However, in a surprising development on January 9, TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan told AFP by telephone from an undisclosed location that they dont have any plans to attack Qadris long march despite severe political and ideological differences with him. We abhor Tahirul Qadri for his views and we know very well the forces he is working for. But we didnt threaten to attack his long march. We represent a militant group and take blame whenever we carry out an attack. The government and some political parties spread rumours for their own interests that the TTP would attack Qadris long march, Ehsanullah added.
The interior ministry instantly rejected TTPs spokesman clarification, saying the threat alert was actually based on a phone call intercepted by a credible intelligence source and that the TTP was trying to mislead Dr Qadri in particular and the public in general. But quite strangely, talking to newsmen in Lahore on January 10, a confident looking Dr Qadri termed all government cautions to call off the march due to terrorism threats baseless, saying all those threats were fabricated by the government to prevent the march. He then cited the TTP spokesmans statement wherein he had refuted issuing any threat to Qadri or his long march.
Then quite intriguingly, while believing in the TTP spokesmans explanation that they had no intentions to target his long march, Qadri named his potential foes by declaring, If anything happened to me, President Asif Zardari, Prime Minister Pervaiz Ashraf, interior minister Rehman Malik, Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif, Punjab law minister Rana Sanaullah and Nawaz Sharif should be held responsible. Since Qadris long has yet to face any terrorist attack over the past 48 hours despite all the threats and warnings by the federal and Punjab governments, the official circles in Islamabad infer that Qadri and TTP might have struck behind-the-curtain deal to keep it cool, due to their common anti-government agenda. But Qadris close aides refute any deal with the TTP, saying they have managed to prevent any untoward incident mainly because of their foolproof security arrangements.
Govt smells a secret deal between TTP and Qadri - thenews.com.pk