ISLAMABAD: Security Forces have killed the most wanted leader of proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and seven other terrorists in a successful intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Tank District of North Western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
On receiving information about the presence of militants, the security forces conducted IBO in the Tank district on the night between December 17 and 18.
Ali Rehman alias Maulana Taha Swati was a close associate of TTP leader Mufti Fazlullah. He joined Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in 2010. The killed terrorist was an important leader of the TTP Shura.
Ali Rehman was also a close associate of Qari Amjad alias Mufti Mazahim. During the operation, a militant entered a house and took two children hostage in a room.
The terrorist had disguised himself in a woman’s clothes to escape. He tried to use the two children as shields.
Owing to the successful strategy of the security forces, the terrorist was eliminated while both children were safely recovered. The local people lauded the Pakistan Army for the safe recovery of the children.
An explosive-laden vehicle was also recovered from the terrorists’ possession. The explosive material was likely to be used for a major terrorist attack.
In past, key leaders of the TTP have also been killed in successful operations. The killings of terrorists on Pakistani soil on a daily basis also reflect the strong alliance between the TTP militants and the Afghan Taliban.
Pakistan has repeatedly provided credible evidence to the Afghan interim government in this regard, but no action has been taken so far. The alliance between the Afghan Taliban and the TTP poses a serious threat to global and regional peace.
