South Asia Studies Project

July 25, 2012 Special Dispatch No.4849 Pakistani Taliban Commanders Threaten Fresh Attacks Against Pakistan: 'Our Jihad Is Against The U.S. And Its Allies'; 'Our First And Last Demand Is Implementation Of Shari'a Law In Pakistan' Maulana Fazlullah, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander believed to be hiding in eastern Afghanistan, has threatened fresh attacks in Pakistan to target anybody who supports the United States and promotes American interests in the region. Fazlullah was the Emir of TTP for Swat-Malakand region in Pakistan before he fled to Afghanistan in 2009 following a Pakistani military operation. In recent months, Fazlullah's fighters have launched attacks in the Pakistani border region and have kidnapped and beheaded Pakistani soldiers. The full text of this report is available to MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor Subscribers. Subscription information is available at this link. JTTM subscribers can visit this page to view the report.