Deobandi Taliban terrorists may attack Nawaz, Shahbaz, Imran: Interior Ministry

The banned Deobandi takfiri terrorist outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is planning to target former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, PTI Chairman Imran Khan and their families.

“We have received multiple intelligence reports, submitted by the premier intelligence agency, that the TTP may attack the family members of Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif,” a senior official of the Interior Ministry confided to this reporter.
Asked specifically if Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif were also under threat, the source replied in the affirmative. Following the intelligence reports, the National Counter Terrorism Authority (Nacta) dispatched a formal threat letter to the police and law enforcement agencies (LEAs).
The reports were received on April 1 and the same day an alert was issued to the departments concerned for taking preventive steps. A separate intelligence report was also received stating that the PTI chief Imran Khan faced a serious threat to his life.
The source claimed that the information about the threat had also been communicated to Imran Khan and his associates on the directions of Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal. The source claimed that the intelligence report was received a couple of days before Imran’s visit to Pind Daden Khan, Jhelum district, on March 14.