The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has issued a strong condemnation of the recent forced displacement of residents in the Badr region and surrounding areas of South Waziristan, reportedly carried out by the Pak military.
The military’s actions have resulted in the brutal eviction of local communities from their homes. Mohammad Khurasani, the TTP spokesperson, criticized these operations, saying that they were motivated by financial gains, specifically to secure foreign aid in the form of dollars.
Khurasani also questioned the rationale behind the military operations, highlighting the frequent claims by the Interior Ministry, Foreign Ministry, and the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) that TTP’s Mujahideen are based in Afghanistan. “If our fighters are in Afghanistan, then against whom are these operations being conducted in South Waziristan?” Khurasani asked. He asserted that the presence of TTP fighters within South Waziristan and other parts of Pakistan is evident, as they are engaged in what they consider a sacred struggle against the country’s security forces. He dismissed the occupied-government’s claims of the TTP’s presence in Afghanistan as false and misleading.
The TTP spokesperson further warned the military that such oppressive actions would only deepen public resentment against them. He called on the local communities to resist the military’s demands, protect their homes and families, and prevent the military from violating the sanctity of their properties.