Exclusive 20 minutes video shows Maulvi Fazlullah claiming responsibility of the Upper Dir blast. PHOTO: FILE
The clash occurred in Kunar, Afghanistan adjacent to the Pakistan border, BBC News reported.
Eye witnesses claim that heavily armed Afghan Taliban had attacked Pakistani militant bases two days ago. They said that three Pakistani militant commanders were killed while others were injured.
Sources have said that Mullah Fazlullah aka 'Mullah Radio' was killed in the clash but the Taliban are denying this claim.
Taliban sources confirmed that the clash had occurred and said that no Swat Taliban leader or militant had been killed, stressing that Fazlullah had not been harmed in the clash.
Earlier, Swat Taliban had released a video which showed Fazlullah claiming responsibility for the attack on Major General Sanaullah's car in Upper Dir. In the video, he had expressed great happiness that the attack had targeted a police official.
Fazlullah, also nicknamed “Mullah Radio”, was the leader of banned militant outfit Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM).
Known for his fiery radio broadcasts in Swat Valley, he is also sometimes referred to as chief of the Swat Taliban.
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No fair. Are Afghan Taliban going to run the radio in his place?
Your khakis are Afghani Taliban indeed...@Pakistani Ostrich:
So the theory of Good Taliban and Bad Taliban does make sense
@p r sharma: @numbersnumbers: I didn't even mentioned the name of Indian agency but you guys unconsciously admitted that India is involved by getting annoyed with my statement. FYI proof of fundings and support are not shared with media, they are given directly to the country who is involved in infiltration, & which Pakistan has done so during the recent meeting in New York, talk some sense next time.
@S A Khan "..He wrote his death warrant when he claimed killing of Pakistani General!.." The news clearly states thay afghan talibans has killed Mullah Fazlullah. Why would the afghan talibans care that Mullah Fazlullah had killed a general? What are you insinuating?
He wrote his death warrant when he claimed killing of Pakistani General!
This was a clash between Pakistani tribal militias and TTP. Afghan taliban had nothing to do with it.
@Desi "..@Pakistani Ostrich: Because I think Khakis do not want any credit out of it, any credit means more backlash/backlash..."
Really? What is your next nugget of brilliance? That the abbottabad OBL-raid was really carried out by the khakis but they let the US seal team take credit as they feared backlash from al-qaeda? Get real!
Doesn't this just prove that the Afghan Taliban, a group that commits suicide bombings among civilians in Afghanistan, is supported by the ISI?
Much prayers to Afghans who are our sincere brothers. Thank you and hope for further cooperation to finish this TTP menace, puppet of foreign powers.
@hmm: You say TTP is backed and funded by foreign intelligence( RAW, Mossad CIA) but what a pity all political parties are more than eager to negotiate with them. So all political leaders including Imran Khan are either traitors or you are wrong . Now decide.
Jamat-e-Islami has announced 3 day mourning over the death of their idol.
@hmm: WOW, more wisdom from DENIALSTAN!! Please tell us which "foreign intelligence agencies" are "supporting and funding" the TTP since you appear to know! @Javed: Please tell us how you know that Mullah Radio was "India backed terrorist", since he openly operated for years in SWAT right under the noses of the vaunted ISI (you remember the ISI, the "worlds best" intelligence agency)!!!
@anti-elitist rawalpindi: Why should the world be sad? Afterall, Pakistan through APC has stated that TTP our own brothers. So you do not trust your own All Party Conference?
...........I for one do not believe news of this nature.
This is rubbish. The Talibans are followers of true Islam and shariah. No true muslim would have killed another muslim brother. If at all Mullah Radio was killed, it would have been by a non muslim/ agency.
It's army's victory. Afghan Taliban & army are brothers.
Mullah Radio - Dropping wicked dubstep tunes at your local talib club. Not anymore though.
This one made my night :p
great news indeed. now poster of his dead body should be displayed in SWAT and Malakand.
The usual trolls who mock Pakistan on any given opportunity are missing on this news item. Perhaps they are sad for the deceased as more of such incidents will reduce foreign influence on ttp and its affiliates.
@Pakistani Ostrich: Agreed. I would be happy too, if our commandoes had accomplished this mission. Anyway, if our army is not willing, no one can force them. At the minimum it should plan a defence society in Swat and Waziristan to prove its expertise.
you never know, today they write this and days after we find out that the news were fake. and WHO is malala by the way?.
@Pakistani Ostrich: Because I think Khakis do not want any credit out of it, any credit means more backlash/backlash. It seems strange that Mr. Radio was killed after claiming the responsibility of Major General's killing and Khakis were not involved. Are you reading between lines?
He Killed Major General Sanaullah Niazi with a very sophisticated and powerful IED, which i doubt Talibans have the capacity to develop it indigenously. Had the audacity to make a video of it also. Points fingers to agencies of our next door neighbor/CIA.
He should have been taken out long ago. Good that he is gone.
thats what i call the armys revenge
Oh dear does this mean the Afghan Taliban are bad now to those who wanted to open negotiations to surrender to the Pak Taliban?
This is indeed a good news. Icing on the cake would have been if the khakis or their commandos had killed mullah radio for killing one of their own Major General Sanaullah. Instead, its afghan talibans who did army's job. The swat anti-state TTP leader baitullah mehsud was killed by US drones, not the khakis. In fact the khakis have never taken out a high value ttp or its affiliated groups through out pakistan. Why?
If true, this might be the best news Pakistanis have had in a while.
Love the title!
Mullah Radio : That's a beauty.
Mullah Radio killed by the Afghan Talibans: BBC radio.
Good. The should all kill each other, so that we can live in peace.
If true, congratulations to all Pakistanis. These types of achievements are bigger than Malala's achievements.
RIP...Mujaheddin
This India backed terrorist deserved this!
The only good Taliban are dead Taliban. Molana Fazlullah is a good Taliban now.
Good riddance!
well. well, well.. the Animals killing other Animals.. wonder how us humans can fule this feud
Whose side will the US take?
Not a single comment....hmmm strange...Thanks you Afghan Taliban! Good riddance. The Indian consulate in Afghanistan will be a very sad over it.....
Should we start condoling with PTI, JUI, JI etc or shall we wait for confirmation of the story?
Great news - it should be widely announced on FM radio in Swat and other areas! Preferably on Mullah Radio's FM frequency.
An eye opener who say Afghan taliban and Pakistan Taliban are same,especially for IK.
If this report is correct then it is a great news for the people of KP who have been abandoned and left at the mercy of terrorists.
Now I realise why Pakistanis differentiate between good and bad Taliban but we Afghan don't know whom to call good because non of them work for our interest.
This is a clear indication that the TTP is not in anyway affiliated with the Afghan Taliban's. Afghan Taliban disowns actions of TTP against Pakistanis, what more proof do we need that TTP is backed & funded by different foreign intelligence agencies? We should eliminate TTP if they do not accept the terms & conditions set forth by Pakistan.
If it is true then it is good work done by Afghan Taliban .Speacil thanks to Afghan Talibans for killing terroist commander.He deserve worst kind of death and should not be allowed to burry on Pakistani soil.
Mullah Fazlullah the notorious ‘Mullah Radio’ had killed thousands of people and had set a new threshold of brutality. His death marks relief for the people of Swat, Pakhtunkhwa & Pakistan.
If he is indeed dead, and this is not a planted story, then good riddance.
I hope its true
Both are originally created by I*I for similar purposes.
I give no credence to this story.
finally some success
Nice. One less to worry about.
This is indeed a sad news, if true, I was hoping the Afghan Taliban in 2014 would "take care of him" in accordance with Sharia that the Radio Mullah professes to abide.
Hopefully the signal is lost.
Alhamdolillah :)
This is a clear indication that TTP and its subordinate groups have nothing in common with the Afghan Taliban.
Very pleasing results from this dogfight! May long this continue.
This is not good news for pakistan..after 2014..we could have use him against India in kashmir..what say..ok..jokes apart..killer has to be killed..good luck from canada..a paki..
Thanks God one evil has gone.
Good. Kill each other off, and save us the trouble. No tears here.
Its good to hear a clash between 2 talibans, thats what we should do pay them both and let them fight it out while we are sitting pretty enjoying the sun shine. I heard that you cannot buy a taliban but you can always rent one. Serves them right, now only if we can get rid of some of the nuts in the cities in Pakistan the world would be a safer place.
Call them Afghan all you want. No Afghan I know takes orders from the ISI.