The Pakistani Taliban's number two leader, Faqir Mohammad, is predicting the Pakistani government and people "will hand over the country to Taliban" after they learn of the Pakistani Taliban's "aims and objectives."

The Pakistani government today announced a 15 million rupee ($181,000) reward for information leading the capture or death of Mohammad, who also heads the Pakistani Taliban in the Federally Administered Tribal Area of Bajaur.

Mohammad's comments came in an exclusive June 23 videotaped interview with AfPax Insider.

Here are keys comments from Mohammad during the interview:

The main aim of the creation of TTP is to defend Pakistan and Islam, and also to implement the true form of Sharia in Pakistan. Pakistan was basically created in the name of Islam. Pakistan is our own country. We don’t have any plan to occupy Pakistan. If the true of message of TTP is known to Pakistanis, the people as well as the army will raise the voice that they have no other option than to materialize the policies of Taliban in the country.

We believe the USA has invaded and occupied Afghanistan. Mujahideen in Afghanistan are not a new phenomenon. They are there since three decades. They have fought against the Soviet Union, and they know that their country has been invaded. They are the real Mujahideen. They are fighting against the US and allied forces and they don’t need our help. However, if they need our help at some point, then we are ready to assist them. If we have taken any step against the US forces, it might be in the defense or revenge of TTP. It is obvious that America has been making conspiracies against the Taliban ideologies in FATA and also conducting drone attacks. We have the right to defend ourselves against any power in the region.

As I told you earlier, if the people and rulers of Pakistan get a fair knowledge of the TTP aims and objectives, they themselves will hand over the country to Taliban. In fact, Taliban are the real successors of this country. We ask the US President Obama and also the UK that the threat which you feel is, in fact, due to your own acts and deeds in the Muslim world. The game which they are playing in Iraq, Kashmir, Pakistan and Afghanistan, is actually against the Muslims. Everybody in Pakistan including Mujahideen knows the fact that in the garb of friendship, USA has been trying to implicate Pakistan. We are taking great care in taking any steps. We want to defend both Islam and Pakistan. God Willing, Pakistan will prove a super power of the world. In reality, the ideologies of Pakistani army is also for the defense of Islam and Pakistan. There is a possibility that Pakistani army could be exploited by some forces for a short span against Taliban or Mujahideen. But soon they will realize the reality and will change their stance.

We ask President Zardari and other rulers of Pakistan that you should straight away tell the United States and Allied forces what you might be telling them in the end, so that the country is saved from more destruction and crises. Our opinion is that the Pakistani army cannot win this war against the Taliban or Mujahideen. The reason is that Pakistani army has the same ideology which the Taliban have. Every military man enters the army with the concept of defending Islam and Pakistan. The Pakistani army is not contented with this fight. And unless you are contented with your cause, you cannot win the fight. Wherever there has been military operation or drone attacks against the Taliban, their number and resistance has been increased. This has also helped Taliban in making their war strategies more sophisticated. May be Almighty Allah wants us to fight against the non-believers worldwide.

Afghan Taliban have no role in this. We don’t need their help. Though the cause of Afghan Taliban and TTP is the same but we are an independent entity. Pakistan is a separate country and there is a border between the two countries. TTP is a sovereign and the strongest movement as against all other Jihadi movements. The whole world of non-believers is posing a challenge for the TTP. But we are strong enough. We don’t need anybody help. However, if we felt need for help from the Afghan Taliban, then on the advice of our elders we may take any required step.

In fact, war is not any solution to the problem. The ongoing war will not be a war against Taliban but it may prove to be a war against the existence of Pakistan. Pakistan should realize its mistake of waging war against Taliban. It should repent on its old tactics and should change its policies. It is the policy of USA to engage Pakistan in fighting against its own people. Same was the case in Badr War when the Satan came and patted the non-believers for fighting against the Muslims but when the war started the Satan fled away and left them alone. Likewise, USA wants to create an eternal war in Pakistan and then left Pakistan on its own. But God Willing, we will be taking every step with extreme care. Right now, Pakistan is faced with immense external pressures. But we will be trying to get out Pakistan from these crises.