*RAWALPINDI – The Pakistan Military DG ISPR has asked a number of questionsfrom the leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement during his pressconference in Rawalpindi on Monday. *
He remarked that the demands made by the PTM were not theirs. The leaderswere warned that no one can fight the state.
PTM is a social movement which has demanded a reduction in the number ofcheck posts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, clearance of mines and recovery ofmissing persons, said Ghafoor.
“Neither the demands nor problems are theirs, it is of our Pathan brotherswho live there. They don’t even live there. And who would want restoration,development and employment opportunities and the happiness of people livingthere more than us [the army]. The problems of the locals, who live there,are genuine,” Ghafoor said.
“I have a few questions for them [PTM]. Let me presents my questions. Thesecurity institutions have these questions,” he said.
“On its website, PTM has given details of the donations that they collectfrom Pathans in Dubai, Saudi Arabia, wherever they are living. I want toask them that the details that they have given there [on the website], theyhave a lot more money than that. They should tell you [media] how muchmoney they have. And where they got the money from,” he asked.
For the finances on March 22, 2018, Ghafoor asked how much money NDS gaveto them to continue their protest. “Where was the money given and where’sit now?” he questioned.
The ISPR chief had questions about the funds for PTM’s first protest inIslamabad in 2018 – how much money did RAW give to them for that? How wasit delivered? Where was it spent?
He said PTM should be asked which of Manzoor Pashteen’s relatives went tothe Indian consulate on April 8, 2018 in Kandahar. “He also had a friendwith him. How much money was given to them and how was it delivered toPakistan? On May 8, 2018, how much money did the Indian consulate inJalalabad give for the protest rally at Torkham. Where’s that money? Howwas it delivered?” he asked.
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Ghafoor wanted to know what Muhammad Ismail Yoon of Zhwandoon TV has to dowith the PTM. He asked how much money Indian diplomats gave to them [PTM]in May, 2018 and how it was delivered.
“How much money are they getting through hawala/hundi (money laundering)from Afghanistan and Dubai?” he asked.
“Hajir Mir Afghan Safi in Kabul, not Saleem Safi (quipped DG), and NaseebZaadran in Dubai – what do with these people have to do with you people? Dothey support you? And how do they support you?”
He asked how much money NDS gave PTM on March 31, 2019, for the Chehlum ofArman Luni and Peshawar’s rally. “How did it reach you and how was itspent?”
This was about finances. “What do these have to with Lar and Bar? They weretalking about three demands; mines, missing persons and check posts. Howdid the slogan about Lar and Bar come about?” Ghafoor questioned.
The ISPR DG wanted answers to why Mashal Khan Takkar had come from Canadato Kabul? He wanted to know what connections PTM has with the Balochseparatists.
