PESHAWAR: A key commander of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was killed in an intelligence-based operation in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, local media reported on Sunday.
Local media reported that said Nawaz alias Umar, the commander of the Akhtar Khalil-led Taliban faction was killed Sunday morning in the Jani Khel area of Bannu District.
Akhtar Khalil led the Taliban faction
According to media reports, Counter Terror Department and intelligence agencies conducted a joint operation on a tip-off about the presence of militants in the area.
During the operation, the commander of Akhtar Khalil led the Taliban faction, successfully eliminated.
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The militant reportedly played a pivotal role in raising funds by controlling extortionist operations against businesses and civilians while he also planned several terror attacks against security forces, media reported.
Pakistani forces have beefed up the security in the region bordering Afghanistan since members of the banned organization surfaced in the mountainous region.
