The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has shifted its focus to targeting local businesses, including publicly listed firms associated with Pakistan’s Armed Forces, Bloomberg reported.
In a statement issued on Sunday evening, the militant group—loosely linked with the Afghan Taliban—announced its new targets, citing organizations such as Fauji Cement Company Ltd., Askari Bank Ltd., Fauji Fertilizer Company Ltd., Fauji Foods Ltd., Askari Cement Ltd., Askari Fuels, National Logistic Cell, Frontier Works Organization, Pakistan Ordnance Factory, Fauji Foundation, and the Defence Housing Authority. The TTP stated that any institutions with military shares are within their scope of threats.
The announcement comes in the wake of recent clashes at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. A TTP spokesperson claimed that the military’s financial resources are the main pillar of its power, enabling it to maintain its influence in the country for decades.
The militant group has issued a warning to civilians, urging them to withdraw their investments from military-run organizations within three months and advising employees of these entities to seek alternative employment.
