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| Pak Taliban enraged, issue threat |
| 2013-12-20 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] Riled at the execution of Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Mollah, banned hard boy outfit Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain has threatened to attack Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad. Agitations rose across the country yesterday demanding Pakistain make an apology for its reaction to the execution. Demonstrators demanded the government cut off diplomatic ties with Pakistain if it does not apologise for adopting a parliamentary resolution against Mollah's execution and thus meddling in Bangladesh's internal affairs. Pak newspaper The Nation yesterday reported that although security arrangements around the Bangladesh mission in Pakistain have been enhanced manifold and fresh security directives have been issued to the ambassador of Bangladesh, law enforcement agencies still fear terrorist attacks on the mission. According to well-placed sources, law enforcement agencies have submitted a report to the interior ministry saying that the Taliban have expressed annoyance with the Bangladesh government over the execution of Mollah and could attack the Bangladesh embassy. Security agency officials had called for preventive measures in the wake of the threats, added the report. Talking to The Nation, a security bigshot said they have drafted an elaborate security plan for the Bangladesh embassy, located at a posh residential neighbourhood in Islamabad. "We've also deployed police commandos at these sensitive places to avoid any untoward incident during Christmas holidays, while patrolling has been enhanced around them," the official added. |
| Posted by:Fred |