Pakistani Taliban issue fresh threat to kill 'Satan' Musharraf

Musharraf topped the Taliban hit-list on ordering the army to storm the Red Mosque in Islamabad; the operation left more than 100 dead

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has issued a fresh threat to assassinate former military ruler and president Pervez Musharraf, who is currently facing a barrage of legal cases in the country.

TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan issued a fresh warning in a video message posted on Taliban website Umar Media, saying that they will soon punish the Satan to death for his "wicked deed", reports the Daily Times.

Musharraf went to the top of the Taliban hit list after ordering the army in 2007 to storm the Red Mosque in Islamabad. The operation left more than 100 people dead and opened the floodgates to militant attacks in Pakistan.

Before his arrival in Pakistan on March 24, the Pakistani Taliban threatened to kill Musharraf for his alliance in the US-led "war on terror" and attempts to clamp down on militants, when he was in power.

Musharraf has been detained in his farmhouse on the edge of the capital Islamabad since April 19 on charges of conspiracy to murder former premier Benazir Bhutto, sacking of judges when he imposed emergency rule in 2007, and the 2006 death of Baloch rebel leader Akbar Bugti.

A court on Wednesday refused bail to Musharraf over the detention of judges. The ruling came two days after a court granted him bail over the murder of Bhutto.