Peshawar school massacre mastermind confirmed dead in drone attack: ISPR

Afghanistan's Resolute Support Mission chief calls Gen Raheel to confirm the news, tweets DG ISPR

Peshawar's Army Public School (APS) massacre mastermind Umar Mansur has been confirmed killed in a drone strike, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday.

DG ISPR Lt Gen Asim Bajwa said in a Tweet that commander Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan called army chief General Raheel Sharif to confirm the news.

Comd RSM called #COAS, confirmed death of terrorist Umar Narai alias Khalifa Umar,also alias Khalid Khurasani through drone strike in Afgn

— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) July 13, 2016

“Comd RSM called COAS, confirmed death of terrorist Umar Narai alias Khalifa Umar,also alias Khalid Khurasani through drone strike in Afghanistan,” read the Tweet.



A drone strike in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province on July 9 reportedly killed Umar Mansur, along with four others.

Mansur, alias Aurangzeb, was a member of the Tariq Geedar Group responsible for the 144 deaths in the Army Public School, the Peshawar Airport and the Bacha Khan University.