08-06-2008, 02:37 AM
<b>Taliban to âtake on Indiaâ after defeating allied forces</b>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><i>TTP spokesman blames govt for prevailing lawlessness</i>
KHAR : Deputy Commander Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Maulana Faqir Muhammad has said India is an eternal enemy of the Ummah and would be confronted after defeating the allied forces stationed in Afghanistan.
Responding to Pakistanâs report accusing Indian intelligence agency RAW of helping militants in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, Faqir Muhammad said it was yet another attempt to malign the TTP movement and to portray Taliban as terrorists.
âWe are true Muslims and true Pakistanis and are more concerned about the countryâs safety than any other countryman. We consider India as our eternal enemy and plan to deal with them once we defeat the Americans,â the TTP commander told The News in an exclusive interview on Monday.
He accused the government of plunging the country into lawlessness by sealing its border with India, forcing the militants combating Indian forces to come to the tribal areas. He said the TTP was not concerned with the accusation levelled against them, âas people would know about our friendship with India once we take on them.â
Faqir Muhammad, who leads TTP in Bajaur, said after they decided to take on India, the TTP would not only conduct operations in Kashmir but would carry out attacks throughout that country.
He said the real Kashmiri âMujahideenâ have realised that the government was no more interested in the freedom of Kashmir and they therefore joined the ranks of TTP after closure of the line of control. Being a true Muslim, a âMujahidâ never abandons his efforts for helping out fellow brothers, he added.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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