Taliban denies responsibility for activist Sabeen’s murder

A demonstration in Lahore on Saturday to condemnthe killing.

The Pakistani Taliban on Sunday blamed government agencies for the killing of prominent social rights activist Sabeen Mahmud, as the outlawed outfit denied its involvement in the murder.

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesperson Muhammad Khorasani, in a statement sent to media houses, categorically denied the involvement of the outlawed outfit in Mahmud’s targeted killing in Karachi.

‘Govt. to blame’

He alleged that investigation by the TTP’s intelligence wing suggests government agencies are behind the killing of Mahmud (40), which took place on Friday night.

Meanwhile, acting President Raza Rabbani described Mahmud’s assassination as an attack on freedom of speech and expression, and her death as a big loss for Karachi as he gave the provincial Sindh government three days to arrest the killers.

Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousufzai has also condemned the killing, demanding the arrest of her assailants at the earliest.