Taliban ask govt to reject foreign flood aid

ISLAMABAD: The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has urged the government not to accept any foreign aid for victims of the worst flooding in the country’s history. TTP Spokesman Azam Tariq on Tuesday said that the Taliban would themselves provide money if the government stopped accepting international help. “The government should not accept American aid and if it happens, we can give $20 million to them as aid for the flood victims,” he added. “We will ourselves distribute relief under leadership of our chief Hakimullah Mehsud among the people if the government assures us that none of our members will be arrested,” Tariq said. agencies