Profile: Ahrar ul Hind

NAME:

AHRAR UL HIND

FOUNDED:

Feb 9. 2014

MOTIVE:

SHARIAT, ISLAMIC LAW IN PAKISTAN

ORIGINS:

WAS PART OF TTP. LEFT THEM BECAUSE THEY WERE ENGAGING IN TALKS WITH PAKISTAN GOVT.

LEADER:

Maulana Umar Qasmi

RESIDENCE

Mohmand Agency

Key leaders:

Qari Shakil Ahmad Haqqani, Omar Khalid Khorasani (Head of Intelligence wing),

Spokesman:

Asad Mansoor

SOLDIERS:

Close to 1200, mostly in Punjab

Military Power:

Rifles, Grenades, Suicide vests, timed bombs and all weapons in possession of Taliban Pakistan.

Communication system:

Use of satellite phone.

Area of Control:

Urban areas of Pakistan, mostly Punjab

Major Attacks:

1. Court House attack Islamabad mar 3

Weapon Used: Rifles, Grenades, Suicide vests

Language: Punjabi

2. Peshawar Attack mar 14, 2014

Weapon: Suicide vest

Killed: 9 people

Target: APV in Sarband Village

3. Quetta attack mar 14, 2014

Weapon: remote control bomb on bicycle

Killed: 10 people

Target: Security vehicle