TTP commander killed in Mir Ali operation: ISPR

Army's media wing says Safiullah was involved in killing of FWO engineers, four NGO workers

NORTH WAZIRISTAN:

The security forces killed a commander of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Safiullah, in an intelligence-based operation in Mir Ali, North Waziristan, said a statement issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Monday.

According to the ISPR, the commander was involved in the killing of four women, who worked for an NGO, in February 2021. The TTP commander was also said to be behind the targeted killing of the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO)'s engineers in November 2020.

In addition to these attacks, the TTP commander was also involved in IED attacks on security forces and extortion and kidnapping for ransom, the ISPR added.

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It further said that a huge cache of weapons and ammunition was recovered during the operation.

On Friday, the security forces killed at least two terrorists during an IBO in Razmak, North Waziristan. “Security forces conducted an IBO in Razmak, North Waziristan on the reported presence of terrorists. Two terrorists were killed. Arms and ammunition were also recovered from terrorists,” a statement issued by the ISPR had said.

On Wednesday, at least seven soldiers of the Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom during an intense exchange of fire with gunmen in South Waziristan.