Islamabad, Aug. 12 : A Pakistani TV channel has received an audiotape in which Al-Qaeda''s second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri , attacks the country''s leaders and urges Jihad or holy war in Pakistan.

The audoptape, recorded in English was aired by Pakistan''s ''Ary '' TV station. It has not yet been posted to jihadist websites.

Egyptian-born medic Al-Zawahiri explains in the audiotape that it is in English because he does not speak Urdu - the language spoken by most Pakistanis.

The video may have been made to disprove reports that he was killed in a missile strike in Pakistan''s Waziristan tribal area bordering Afghanistan on 23 July.

The audio message was released by Al-Qaeda''s production arm, As-Sahab, and has not been fully authenticated. Top Al-Qaeda leader and chemicals expert Midhat Mursi Al-Sayid Umar died in the attack.

The US State Department has offered a 25 million dollar reward for Al-Zawahiri, who has delivered numerous audio and video messages urging militants to continue the fight against the United States. (ANI)