South Asia Studies Project

August 16, 2012 Special Dispatch No.4891 Al-Qaeda's Top Pakistani Official Denounces Resumption Of NATO Supplies, Calls Upon Mujahideen To 'Wipe Out These [NATO] Convoys With Guerrilla Operations'; Urges Jihad For Islamic Shari'a Rule In Pakistan Al-Qaeda's top Pakistani official Ustad Ahmad Farooq issued two video statements in Urdu recently, calling for jihadist attacks on NATO supplies passing through Pakistan and for uprooting the country's democratic system in order to bring about Islamic rule in Pakistan. Ustad Farooq's earlier statements were always issued on audio. This is the first time that he has appeared on video, revealing an outline of his face and body, though his face was masked. 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.