Ehsanullah Ehsan (real name: Liaquat Ali), along with other former commanders of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, such as Omar Khorasani, led a splinter group (Jamaat-ul-Ahrar) of the proscribed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).[1][2] He was a former spokesman for the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan and a senior leader of the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar. In 2014, after a split in the TTP, Ehsan became a spokesperson for the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar. In April 2017, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Asif Ghafoor announced that Ehsan had surrendered himself to Pakistan's security agencies.[3][4] However, ISPR's claim was disputed by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, who claimed that Ehansullah Ehsan was captured by Pakistan security agencies from Paktika province of Afghanistan.[5]