Ehsan’s escape

Published February 18, 2020

THE mysterious escape of former Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan ( TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan from the custody of a security agency has given rise to many a question that need to be answered by the government and the concerned authorities who were holding the militant leader in detention .

The nation would like to know whether the TTP leader was released under a deal or he really gave the slip to our security agencies and disappeared.

The government’s continued silence over the issue is also meaningful, as silence too speaks in a loud volume.

Asif Murad Umrani
Karachi

Published in Dawn, February 18th, 2020

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