‘Taliban al-Qaeda’ claims responsibility for PIA plane attack

KHAR: A group calling itself the Taliban al-Qaeda group has claimed responsibility for the recent firing on the passenger airline in which a woman was killed.

It is the first time that any militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Pakistan International Airlines plane that was landing at the Peshawar airport after having flown from Riyadh. However, the claim lacks credibility as this little-known group has not been blamed for any attack on the security forces or government installations yet.

Talking to reporters on Thursday, the Taliban al-Qaeda group chief Yousaf Raza Mujahid said the plane was fired at to avenge the atrocities committed against the Taliban.He also claimed responsibility for the recent attacks on the security checkpost in Helmand province in Afghanistan and military base in Nuristan.

He vowed to continue struggle against the unjust system of governance and justice in Pakistan. He said that militants would convene a meeting to discuss ceasefire during Ramazan.