Summary The letter threatens to blow up the shopping mall in case of lack of payment.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – A prominent business group that owns a famous shopping center in the federal capital was sent an extortion letter reportedly by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan demanding Rs 600 million, Dunya News reported.
The letter brought in the light the alarming revelation of extortion being committed in Islamabad. The Taliban have threatened to blow up the shopping center if the extortion money is not paid.
The administration of the shopping center has handed over the letter to the police and Margalla police station also registered a case against TTP on request of shopping center’s Security In-charge.
Following the registration of case, the police started probing the matter.
It merits mentioning here that business section and prominent personalities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad have also received the extortion letters and the lack of payment even resulted in cracker attacks.
