‘Prepare to die’: KP minister Atif Khan gets extortion letter from TTP

The banned Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) has allegedly sent a letter to Minister for Science and Technology, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Atif Khan, demanding he pay Rs.8 million within three days or prepare to get killed.

“You know who we are and what we want. We know you very closely and have all your data and records because you are on TTP Mardan’s wanted list and your turn has come,” the letter reads, as shared by Dawn.

“Thus, you will have to either fulfill our demand to exit this list, or you will lose your life. Our demand is for Rs.8 million. We want an answer within three days,” the threatening letter stated.

“The way ransom [letters] come normally … some people have received them,” Khan said, confirming that he had received the letter while talking to media on Wednesday.

The minister said he had shared the letter with all security agencies and now the onus for taking action was on them.

Later, the outlawed group rejected the reports that it had sent the letter to the minister, saying that it was “fake”.

کالعدم ٹی ٹی پی نے عاطف خان کے نام سوشل میڈیا پر گردش کرنے والے دھمکی آمیز خط کو جعلی قرار دے دیا#GeoNews pic.twitter.com/NWPVmLyXuB

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The incident comes amid renewed concerns about increasing militancy and TTP’s resurgence in the country’s northern areas.