Now, new terror group blames 'Osama doc' Afridi for murder of 250 tribesmen

Peshawar, June 4 (ANI): A militant organization, Ansar ul Islam (AI), a rival of the Lashkar-e-Islam (LeI), has asked the government to try Dr Shakil Afridi for the murder of over 250 tribesmen at the hands of LeI men, and sought an increase in the sentence awarded to the doctor.

According to The News, AI members alleged that Dr Afridi had links with the banned LeI led by Mangal Bagh. They accused Dr Afridi of murdering 250 tribespersons and collaborating with LeI and alleged that he had provided treatment to the LeI men.

Dr Afridi was sentenced to 33 years of imprisonment by Pakistan after he was found 'guilty' of helping the Central Intelligence Agency track down Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden.

"The arrest and release of Dr Afridi was a drama staged by the LeI to accomplish their nefarious agenda through him," an AI member said.

"Today, the LeI men say they have no links to such a shameless man and if they see him they will kill him, but why did they let him go when he was in their captivity," another AI member said.

The AI members said they have evidence that Dr Afridi, despite being a government employee, remained active in strengthening the terrorist group and coordinated with foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on behalf of the LeI to arrange medicines and other incentives for the members of the terror outfit.

They also admitted that Dr Afridi was on the AI side in the early days of his job in Khyber Agency, but later joined hands with the LeI.

They also claimed that Dr Afridi was instrumental in arranging jirgas between the leaders of the two rival groups, but could not succeed in effecting any patch-up between them. (ANI)