The Eclipse Group, a private intelligence network, circulated the report, saying it came from a doctor at the hospital who had seen Omar, though he had not been part of the operating team.
A Taliban spokesman rejected a report on Thursday that the group’s little-seen one-eyed leader was treated for a heart attack in a Pakistani hospital with the help of that country’s spy agency.
The report from a private intelligence-gathering company was unfounded, Zabiullah Mujahid said in a statement.
“It is more propaganda, part of the rumour-war launched by the enemy,” Mr. Mujahid said.
Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has no heart issues, he added.
The Pakistani army, which controls the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence agency, also denied the report on Thursday.
The Eclipse Group, a private intelligence network, circulated the report, saying it came from a doctor at the hospital who had seen Omar, though he had not been part of the operating team.
Keywords: Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar hospitalisation denial, heart attack report, rumour-war launch, Inter-Services Intelligence agency
