Islamabad, July 29 (ANI): The Taliban has warned journalists, asking them to desist from publishing baseless news against them in North Waziristan Agency of Pakistan.
The Shura-e-Mujahideen of North Waziristan Taliban led by Commander Hafiz Gul Bahadur Wazir has unanimously decided to expel and punish all those journalists who refuse to obey the diktat.
A spokesman for Gul Bahadur group of Taliban on Thursday dismissed the statement, which said that Gul Bahadur group has issued ultimatum to militants from other areas, especially militants loyal to Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakimullah Mehsud, to leave North Waziristan, The Nation reports.
The report was published in local and international media and later on it was revealed that Hakimullah Mehsud has fled to Orakzai Agency after receiving the ultimatum.
The Taliban group threatened to expel all those journalists from their controlled areas, who are feeding 'baseless news' and engaging in propaganda.
Enough is enough, we will no more pardon those journalists who will in future circulate baseless news', Ahmadullah Ahmadi, the Gul Bahadur group spokesman was quoted, as saying.
"We will expel those journalists who pursue yellow journalism. No journalist involved in propaganda against Hafiz Gul Bahadur would be forgiven," he added.
The threat came a day after reports appeared in a section of the local media that the Taliban faction led by Hafiz Gul Bahadur has asked militants from South Waziristan and other areas to leave North Waziristan. (ANI)
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