The News and Daily Times highlighted top intelligence sources disclosing that now the offices of private TV channels, National Press Club Islamabad, press clubs across country and offices of print media organisations would be the next target of terrorists.
A senior security official said on Thursday telephonic conversation of a commander of Baitullah Mehsud network had been intercepted wherein he was issuing directives to his subordinate commanders to target offices of security forces in all major cities of Pakistan besides attacking media offices all-over the country.
The security official said information had been received by them that terrorists' networks were operating in rural areas also. They would mount pressure on the government from all sides. The militants had changed their attacks strategy, he added. They were now trying to target top officials during their attacks, he added. "There are reports that terrorists could hijack school buses of some educational institution," he said.
Daily Times on the other hand said a senior security official told Online that a Taliban commander's call was intercepted, and he was heard giving directives to subordinates to target offices of security forces in all the major cities of Pakistan, in addition to launching attacks on media offices all over the country.
The security official said information had also been received that terrorist networks were operating in rural areas because of links between banned outfits and the Tehrik-e-Taliban of Pakistan (TTP). "They could mount pressure on the government from all sides," he said, adding that terrorists had changed their strategies. He indicated that terrorists were now trying to target top officials in attacks.
The officials said, "We also have authentic reports that terrorists could kidnap a school bus of some reputed educational institution." The sources said a private TV network had been directly threatened by terrorists.
Taliban's warning: Meanwhile, a Taliban group also sent two letters to the Lahore Press Club - one on October 12 and the other on October 14 - warning that if the media "does not stop portraying us as terrorists ... we will blow up offices of journalists and media organisations".
Sources in the press club said both the letters were written by the 'Sarf Mission', which introduced itself as "a group affiliated with the Taliban". The group claimed that it could mount attacks anytime after October 10.
Lahore Press Club Secretary Zahid Abid told Daily Times that in the first letter, it was written that after the attacks on a UN office, the General Headquarters and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto - "it is very easy for us to launch an attack anywhere".
According to the letters, the Taliban would target chief editors, editors and reporters of media groups, said Abid, adding that the Taliban also threatened the Mughalpura and Harbanspura police stations in the letters.
"If the chief justice does not release our colleagues, the Taliban will also target him and his family," warned the letters. The group said that Taliban should be referred to as mujahideen.
Media blames India for Oct 15 terror attack: Once Pakistan unable to fight the home-grown terrorists tried to look beyond borders and alleged "Thursday's coordinated terror attacks on the key security installations in Lahore, Kohat and then in the residential area in Peshawar within hours, clearly indicates that the activists of the defunct religious organisations sponsored by Indian Intelligence Agency, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and backed by Al-Qaeda, are playing in the hands of anti-Pakistan forces".
The Nation in a story entitled "A clear cut war on Pakistan" angrily said the trained and well-organised terrorists are accelerating synchronised attacks with every passing day, targeting army, police and other law enforcing agencies to demoralise the security apparatus of the country.
Ironically, the Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik rushed to Lahore to tell reporters that they (attackers) were 'hired assassins' but did not expose those behind these attacks. Even our security agencies have enough evidences to prove and expose those behind the recent terror strikes.
Where is the political leadership? Who will tell the nation the truth? "It is like an open secret that the terrorists are getting all kinds of support from Afghanistan. Pakistan must have to review its policy toward Afghanistan and the unconditional support being given by Pakistan to the NATO forces, which are silent while the Indians are recruiting Afghans and sending them into Pakistan to carry out terror attacks.
Cut Supply Line to NATO: Pakistan should immediately cut the supply line of NATO forces and summon the US ambassador in Pakistan to explain her position. There are also strong reports that the USA after its failure in Afghanistan is pushing the war inside Pakistan.
Everybody in the city is terrified. We cannot tolerate such a situation. We, as a nation, can afford all kinds of sanctions, but will not accept the controversial Kerry Lugar Bill. How will we respond to the loss of our innocent Pakistani lived when we refuse to identify our enemies?
Our enemies have imposed a clear-cut war on us but we are still silent, counting and collecting dead bodies and burying our loved ones.
Everybody in the town knows about functioning of the religious organisations like Jash-e-Muhammad, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan, Hizbul Mujahideen, and Herktul-Mujahideen. They had different set up and objectives before they were banned.
A senior security official said on Thursday telephonic conversation of a commander of Baitullah Mehsud network had been intercepted wherein he was issuing directives to his subordinate commanders to target offices of security forces in all major cities of Pakistan besides attacking media offices all-over the country.
The security official said information had been received by them that terrorists' networks were operating in rural areas also. They would mount pressure on the government from all sides. The militants had changed their attacks strategy, he added. They were now trying to target top officials during their attacks, he added. "There are reports that terrorists could hijack school buses of some educational institution," he said.
Daily Times on the other hand said a senior security official told Online that a Taliban commander's call was intercepted, and he was heard giving directives to subordinates to target offices of security forces in all the major cities of Pakistan, in addition to launching attacks on media offices all over the country.
The security official said information had also been received that terrorist networks were operating in rural areas because of links between banned outfits and the Tehrik-e-Taliban of Pakistan (TTP). "They could mount pressure on the government from all sides," he said, adding that terrorists had changed their strategies. He indicated that terrorists were now trying to target top officials in attacks.
The officials said, "We also have authentic reports that terrorists could kidnap a school bus of some reputed educational institution." The sources said a private TV network had been directly threatened by terrorists.
Taliban's warning: Meanwhile, a Taliban group also sent two letters to the Lahore Press Club - one on October 12 and the other on October 14 - warning that if the media "does not stop portraying us as terrorists ... we will blow up offices of journalists and media organisations".
Sources in the press club said both the letters were written by the 'Sarf Mission', which introduced itself as "a group affiliated with the Taliban". The group claimed that it could mount attacks anytime after October 10.
Lahore Press Club Secretary Zahid Abid told Daily Times that in the first letter, it was written that after the attacks on a UN office, the General Headquarters and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto - "it is very easy for us to launch an attack anywhere".
According to the letters, the Taliban would target chief editors, editors and reporters of media groups, said Abid, adding that the Taliban also threatened the Mughalpura and Harbanspura police stations in the letters.
"If the chief justice does not release our colleagues, the Taliban will also target him and his family," warned the letters. The group said that Taliban should be referred to as mujahideen.
Media blames India for Oct 15 terror attack: Once Pakistan unable to fight the home-grown terrorists tried to look beyond borders and alleged "Thursday's coordinated terror attacks on the key security installations in Lahore, Kohat and then in the residential area in Peshawar within hours, clearly indicates that the activists of the defunct religious organisations sponsored by Indian Intelligence Agency, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and backed by Al-Qaeda, are playing in the hands of anti-Pakistan forces".
The Nation in a story entitled "A clear cut war on Pakistan" angrily said the trained and well-organised terrorists are accelerating synchronised attacks with every passing day, targeting army, police and other law enforcing agencies to demoralise the security apparatus of the country.
Ironically, the Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik rushed to Lahore to tell reporters that they (attackers) were 'hired assassins' but did not expose those behind these attacks. Even our security agencies have enough evidences to prove and expose those behind the recent terror strikes.
Where is the political leadership? Who will tell the nation the truth? "It is like an open secret that the terrorists are getting all kinds of support from Afghanistan. Pakistan must have to review its policy toward Afghanistan and the unconditional support being given by Pakistan to the NATO forces, which are silent while the Indians are recruiting Afghans and sending them into Pakistan to carry out terror attacks.
Cut Supply Line to NATO: Pakistan should immediately cut the supply line of NATO forces and summon the US ambassador in Pakistan to explain her position. There are also strong reports that the USA after its failure in Afghanistan is pushing the war inside Pakistan.
Everybody in the city is terrified. We cannot tolerate such a situation. We, as a nation, can afford all kinds of sanctions, but will not accept the controversial Kerry Lugar Bill. How will we respond to the loss of our innocent Pakistani lived when we refuse to identify our enemies?
Our enemies have imposed a clear-cut war on us but we are still silent, counting and collecting dead bodies and burying our loved ones.
Everybody in the town knows about functioning of the religious organisations like Jash-e-Muhammad, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan, Hizbul Mujahideen, and Herktul-Mujahideen. They had different set up and objectives before they were banned.
