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TTP Claims Presence in Sindh, Threatens Takeover in Exclusive Video
- •The banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has released a video claiming a presence in Pakistan's Sindh province and threatening to expand its network.
- •A speaker in the video, claiming to represent a TTP Sindh chapter, called on the "oppressed people of Sindh" to support the group's militant campaign.
- •The speaker invoked historical figures and used religious references while threatening to raise the TTP's flag in Sindh.
- •CNN-News18 has not independently verified the identity or operational status of the group in the video, reporting the statements as claims.
- •Documented reports of TTP-linked activity in Sindh, including arrests and encounters with suspected operatives in Karachi, have been noted by security agencies.
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In a new video message, the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed a presence in Pakistan's Sindh province, called on locals to support its militant campaign, and threatened to expand its network and raise its flag across the region.
The specific identity and operational status of the group shown in the video have not been independently established by CNN-News18. However, security agencies have documented TTP-linked activities, including recent arrests and encounters involving suspected operatives in Karachi.
The speaker in the TTP video invoked the eighth-century Arab conquest of Sindh by historical figure Muhammad bin Qasim and urged the 'oppressed people of Sindh' to reject the influence of feudal landlords and landowners while joining the militant campaign.
