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THE GROWING INFLUENCE OF ISIS NOW REACHES PAKISTAN AS TALIBAN LEADERS PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO BRUTAL JIHADIST GROUP Six senior figures in the Pakistani Taliban have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a symbol of the terrorists' expanding influence among Islamist groups. Withdrawing their loyalty to the Afghan Taliban's leader Mohammad Omar, the men - made up of the group's chief spokesman Shahidullah Shahid and five regional commanders - said they will remain members of the Pakistani Taliban, but added they now consider themselves affiliates of ISIS. The move is likely to have serious consequences for security in Pakistan, particularly near the Afghan border where all six of the men are based, leaving it open to the kind of violence and brutal oppression ISIS has employed in the vast swathes of Syria and Iraq under the group's control. SHARE PICTURE Copy link to paste in your message +19 Militants: Withdrawing their loyalty to the Afghan Taliban's leader Mohammad Omar, the men - made up of the group's chief spokesman Shahidullah Shahid (centre) and five regional commanders - said they will remain members of the Pakistani Taliban, but added they now consider themselves affiliates of ISIS The official announcement of the six men's declaration of allegiance to ISIS came in the form of an audio recording that emerged yesterday. However rumours had been circulating for weeks that several senior figures in the Pakistani Taliban were set to declare their loyalty to al-Baghdadi. 'I show allegiance to the commander of faithful, Caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Qureshi al Hussaini, and will listen and obey every order of you and will follow your orders regardless of what circumstances may be,' Shahid said in the recording. There is now concern that other senior figures in the Pakistani Taliban may defect to ISIS, including the group's overall leader Maulana Fazlullah, who has previously voiced support for the terror group. Despite several members having declared their ISIS sympathies, yesterday's announcement is the first time any senior figure within the Pakistani Taliban has actually sworn allegiance to al-Baghdadi. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2795186/isis-pounded-air-kurds-kobane-commander-says-jets-drones-killed-fanatics-warns-battle-isn-t-over.html#ixzz3GJyIcwp4 Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter \| DailyMail on Facebook