Call for Islamabad takeover

Two top militant leaders from Pakistan8217;s troubled North Waziristan region have called on their supporters to wage a new jehad against the security forces and to seize control of the country8217;s capital.

In a video, militant leaders Qadri Tahir Yaldeshiv and Abdul Khaliq Haqqani, who are linked to al-Qaeda, called for 8220;urgent action8221; against Pakistani armed forces to 8220;avenge8221; the storming of Islamabad8217;s Lal Masjid by the military last year.

The video was sent from Yaldeshiv8217;s camp in North Waziristan to the Italian news agency Adnkronos International AKI.

8220;Jehad is compulsory in Pakistan as it is compulsory in Afghanistan,8221; he said in the video. 8220;Pakistan came into being in the name of Islam. Therefore, Islam should be enforced in the country,8221; he said.