Taleemul Quran Madrassa Rawalpindi was burnt down by TTP terrorists
Rawalpindi, Pakistan: Taleemul Quran Madrassa Raja Bazar Rawalpindi also known as Jamia Taleem ul Quran Rawalpindi was burnt down by terrorists belonging to Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) not by Shias as believed earlier.
Director General Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) of Pakistan Armed forces while briefing journalists on Monday said that Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) busted the network of terrorist who were sent to Rawalpindi for burning Sunni mosque and Madrassa of Taleemul Quran Raja Bazar for creating sectarian divide in the country. He played confessional statements of two TTP terrorists who explained how did they burnt down Taleemul Quran Madrassa Raja Bazar Rawalpindi on November 15, 2013 and then entered procession of Shias.
DG ISPR Maj Gen. Asif Ghafoor explained that all eight terrorists belonged to same school of thought the mosque belonged to and this act of terrorism was conducted to create sectarian divide in Pakistan and planning was done by TTP leadership living in Kunar province of Afghanistan.
In his confessional statement commander of the Taleemul Quran Madrassa Raja Bazar Rawalpindi operation terrorist Shahzaib said that they were eight persons hailing from Bajur Agency including Abdul Rasheed, Baskhiullah, Anayatul Rehman, Jamal, Abdul Razak, lavang, Ajmal Khan and Sultan Zaib Shina. He said that they were sent to Rawalpindi for conducting terror act during the month of Muharram to create sectarian clashes in Pakistan. He said that they belonged to same sect and school of thought of which Taleemul Quran Madrassa Raja Bazar Rawalpindi belonged to. He added that they gathered at the resident of Abdul Razak in Rawalpindi and planned the terror attack. He stated that it was Friday and they entered Taleemul Quran Madrassa before Juma prayer when procession of Shais was proceeding towards Taleemul Quran Madrassa. He stated that he slaughtered two persons inside Taleemul Quran Madrassa near main gate while two of his companions went to first storey of the mosque and burnt the place with petrol they brought with them while his other companions were busy in killing people with pistols.
Terrorist Ajmal Khan in his confessional statement stated that they (terrorists) got instructions from TTP Commander Said Gull who lived in Kunar province of Afghanistan.
Both terrorists said that after killing people and burning down the mosque, they joined procession of Shias that was already at the gate of the mosque.
They said that spent next 15 days in Rawalpindi and then left for Bajur Agency.
