Commander Noor Wali Mehsud, the head of Pakistan’s most formidable terrorist network, Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP), also known as the Pakistani Taliban, recently threatened to assassinate Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the leaders of Pakistan’s coalition government.
Sharif heads the Pakistan Muslim League (PML), the larger party in the coalition. Zardari runs the smaller partner, the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP).
