Asmatullah Moavia group was formed about three years back in Gilgit-Baltistan when a man named Mahar Khan, formerly the head of a militant training camp, contacted Moavia in tribal areas and sent his men to join him. They say Mahar Khan, 80, is also missing. The other people being hounded in connection with the gruesome killings include commander Khalil, Shahzad Khan, Yazeed, Mohammad Ali and Mahkoomullah.On the other hand, talking to this reporter on Sunday morning, TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan identified the group as “Junood-e-Hafsa” (the fist or union of Jamia Hafsa — a religious seminary linked with the Islamabad-based Lal Masjid).
Posted on: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 10:20:27 +0000