The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan is biding its time to target former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his brother Shahbaz Sharif, cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan and their families, a media report said today.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have received multiple intelligence reports, submitted by the premier intelligence agency, that the TTP may attack the family members of Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif,\u201d a senior Interior Ministry official was quoted as saying by The News.<\/p>\n
Following the intelligence reports, the National Counter Terrorism Authority (Nacta) dispatched a formal threat letter to the police and law enforcement agencies, the paper said.<\/p>\n
The reports were received on April 1 and the same day an alert was issued to the departments concerned for taking preventive steps, the paper added.<\/p>\n
It said a separate intelligence report was also received stating that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf chief Imran Khan faced a serious threat to his life.<\/p>\n
Citing its source, the paper said the information about the threat had also been communicated to Imran Khan and his associates on the directions of Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal.<\/p>\n
The intelligence report was received a couple of days before Imran Khan\u2019s visit to Pind Daden Khan, Jhelum district, on March 14, the source said.<\/p>\n
Fawad Hussain Chaudhry, the party\u2019s central spokesman and a close associate of Imran Khan, confirmed the threat.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, we were conveyed about the threat officially,\u201d Fawad was quoted as saying by the paper.<\/p>\n
Citing the source, it said that when Imran Khan was addressing party workers in Pind Daden Khan, a phone call had advised him to avoid public appearance. The call was also made to his party leaders, including Fawad Chaudhry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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