Taliban earns handsome amount through criminal activities in Pakistan
Pakistan People’s Party Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar claimed that the Afghan Taliban earn nearly $200 million (more than 47 billion rupees at the current exchange rate) every year in Pakistan through various means, including extortion.
In a tweet, the senator said the information was shared by a senior member of the National Assembly’s National Security Committee (NSC).
Taliban earns handsome amount through criminal activities in Pakistan
It is important to mention here that the issue of blackmail calls has recently been discussed in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa congregation. During a debate in the assembly, the parliamentary leader of the National Awami Party, Sardar Hussain Babak, claimed that every member of the House had received extortion payment summons.
In Parliament’s NSC meeting a high ranking official speculated that Afghan Taliban earn around $200 mill a year through various means in Pak, including extortion. Aren’t they hand in glove with the TTP? Why ignore their collusion in the killing of our soldiers & citizens?
— Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar (@mustafa_nawazk) September 16, 2022
Babak further claimed that a native of Prime Minister Mahmood Khan’s hometown was recently threatened with extortion of Rs. 50 million. Other members of the house also spoke on the matter. Bacha Salih, a member of the Pakistani People’s Party, said he received 25 phone calls asking for extortion.
