'Attacked in retaliation': TTP accepts responsibility of police-bus blast
TTP spokesman said the attack is in retaliation of 'fake' encounters targeting accomplices.
HANGU/KARACHI (Dunya News) - Accepting the responsibility of blast on police bus in Karachi, Banned TTP spokesman Shahidullah Shahid has said that this attack was in retaliation of killing of their accomplices who were killed in illegitimate police encounters in Karachi, Sawabi and Peshawar in past few days.
Shahidullah claimed that 20 accomplices have been killed in police encounters in one month adding that TTP will continue to retaliate in ‘defense’ after any attack on Taliban until a formal ceasefire is announced.
Taliban spokesman also said that it is essential for government to stop such activities for the success of negotiation process hoping that the measures to stop attacks on Taliban will be taken immediately.
Shahidullah Shahid claimed that the interview given to foreign publication was published out of context.
He further said that he never used the word ‘caliph’ for Mullah Fazlullah and that there’s no mention of continuation of attacks in the interview.
Earlier, a powerful car bomb attack on a police bus Karachi killed at least 13 policemen and wounded 57 others, Dunya News reported.
The attack came as Pakistan has been locked into negotiations with the Taliban aimed at ending a seven-year insurgency, with the level of violence in the country showing no signs of abating since talks began at the end of last month.
