Malala Yousafzai could be victim of government conspiracy; says Lord Nazir Ahmed

Lord Nazir Ahmed has said that Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by Taliban last month, could be victim of the government conspiracy.

According to a report carried out by UK daily The Telegraph, Pakistani-origin Lord Nazir Ahmed said he believed Malala could have been shot as part of a government’s plot to discredit the Taliban.

The 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head at point blank range, is currently awaiting reconstructive surgery at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

It is vital to mention here that Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) had claimed responsibility for trying to kill the schoolgirl on the day of the shooting and later said it would try again if she survives.

Lord Nazir Ahmed, however, was not ready to accept the theory. According to The Telegraph, he believed that the young peace activist might have been shot as an excuse to launch a military assault in the Taliban stronghold of Waziristan.

According to him, the town where Malala lived with her family in the Swat Valley and there was no danger whatsoever from militants.

He was quoted saying as, “I don’t know why it happened and one reason could possibly be there’s an operation in Waziristan [which] may possibly be on the cards or some other sort of action.”

He further stated, “It could have also been to build and increase public opinion and support in favor of a Waziristan operation and God forbid, she could have been caught as a tool in that conspiracy.”

Lord Nazir Ahmed was of the opinion that they shouldn’t imply that this area was under the control of TTP in anyways just because of this incident.

He stated that he had made the comments before the full facts were clear. “If I said that, that’s what I said, although I never mentioned the government of Pakistan,” he added.

This was not a British matter, it was a Pakistani matter, she is a Pakistani girl and I was repeating opinions which had been expressed in the Pakistani parliament.

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