Quetta (Web Desk): The Balochistan government on Wednesday announced that the intelligence and law enforcement agencies (LEAs) have arrested two key commanders of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) namely Nasrullah alias "Maulvi Mansoor" and Idris alias "Irshad".
"We have apprehended an important terrorist network. The militants have been arrested after a difficult operation," Balochistan Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Langove said while addressing a press conference in Quetta.
The minister congratulated the law enforcement agencies for their effective operation against terrorists and accused "India is responsible for supporting and financing terrorist activities."
Langove advised youth to discern the enemy's intentions and not be influenced by their rhetoric, stating "Misguided individuals are causing harm to their nation, province, and fellow citizens."
"Youth who are abroad have been misled and lured into destructive actions,” the provincial minister said.
A video statement of the arrested terrorist Nasrullah was played before the press conference of Mir Ziaullah Langove.
In his revelations, the detained commander Nasrullah alias Maulvi Mansoor said that before joining TTP, he had been taking part in subversive activities from the platform of Baitullah Mehsud. He revealed that he had fled to Afghanistan during operation Zarb-e-Azb.
The TTP commander said that he carried out terrorists attacks on Pakistan Army posts in South Waziristan, North Waziristan, Dera Ismail Khan and along Pak-Afghan border.
Commander Maulvi Mansoor said he was serving as the head of the TTP Defence Shura and was centrally controlling all of its military, financial and administrative affairs when arrested.
The detained TTP commander disclosed that Indian secret agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) managed affiliation of Baloch Liberation Army’s (BLA) Majeed Brigade and TTP Khawarij under the complete patronage of Afghan Taliban.
He further disclosed that it was the objective of RAW to keep sustain the nexus of BLA and TTP, build terrorist hideouts in Khuzdar area of Balochistan and to sabotage Pak-China Friendship and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Maulvi Mansoor said that TTP and BLA nexus is also aimed at building a narrative of missing persons by carrying out activities for kidnapping for ransom.
He said that TTP commander Noor Wali held meetings with RAW officials at Indian embassy in Kabul and TTP is completely being funded by RAW.
Maulvi Mansoor said Noor Wali Mehsud had also been meeting with BLA commander Bashir Zeib at the Indian embassy in Kabul.
He said that the entire TTP leadership including Maulvi Noor Wali Mehsud and BLA Majeed Brigade Commander Bashir Zeb is hiding in Afghanistan.
The TTP commander said that he had also exchanged harsh words with Noor Wali Mehsud on the issue of BLA affiliation with TTP. He said some people of BLA activists do not want anyone else to be a partner in the looting activities in Balochistan.
Maulvi Mansoor disclosed that he believes that BLA betrayed them. He sought forgiveness not only from Allah, but also from all those people who were harmed by his so-called Jihad.
The detained TTP commander further revealed that many "missing people" are hiding in Afghanistan. He appealed to the tribesmen to open their eyes and be vigilant that leaders of terrorist outfits enjoy perks and privileges while they kill innocent children in terrorist activities.
This is pertinent to mention that the arrests came a day after the federal cabinet approved Operation Azm-e-Istehkam, a reinvigorated and re-energised national counter-terrorism drive decided by the National Action Plan's (NAP) Central Apex Committee.
