Qaeda calls for fresh attacks on Pak forces
Islamabad,
Jan
19:
Al
Qaeda
is
leant
to
have
called
upon
its
followers
to
launch
fresh
attacks
on
Pakistani
forces,
saying
that
"holy
war" was
compulsory
in
Pakistan
as
it
was
in
Afghanistan.
In a video message released yesterday, two major Al Qaeda operatives in Pakistan's Tribal Areas appealed to Qaeda followers to seize control of Islamabad. "Jihad is compulsory in Pakistan as it is compulsory in Afghanistan," the Daily Times quoted the chief of the Islamic movement of Uzbekistan and Uzbek militants in North Waziristan, Qadri Tahir Yaldeshiv as saying.
He also urged Muslims to avenge the Lal Masjid operation in July 2007 that left more than 100 militants and hardcore madrassa students dead, the paper quoted the German news agency Adnkronos International as reporting.
Yaldshiv also talked about the need for strict Sharia law in Pakistan. "Pakistan came into being in the name of Islam, therefore Islam should be enforced in the country," said the Qadri.
According to the report, the Uzbek commander is not popular among pro-Taliban militants in North Waziristan.
ANI