PESHAWAR (Web Desk) – Mehsud group has formally announced its separation from the central outlawed militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Dunya News reported on Wednesday.
Spokesperson for Mehsud faction of the TTP Azad Tariq said that few elements have handed over management of the central organization into the hands of unseen forces under an organized plan.
After thorough consideration, the group led by Ameer Khalid Mehsud has decided to break away from the TTP, the spokesperson said.
According to Azam Tariq Mehud, the Mehsud group had tried to reunite and reform the system but conspiring elements in the organisation remained successful.
He said the TTP is involved in kidnapping for ransom, extortion and blasts at public places while Mehsud faction only support action against oppressors.
RIFT WITHIN TTP
Since the TTP rose up against the Pakistani state in 2007, more than 6,800 people have been killed in bomb and gun attacks around Pakistan, according to an AFP tally.
Violence erupted last month between the Sajna and Mehsud factions, both part of the TTP. The feud began after Sajna, a senior commander, was rejected for the TTP leadership following the killing of then-leader Mehsud last November.
The TTP has long been riven by infighting. Sajna had been seen as a strong candidate to become TTP chief following Mehsud s death. But the movement s ruling council at the last minute elected Mullah Fazlullah, who hails from Swat and is believed to be hiding in Afghanistan.
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