PESHAWAR: A key commander of the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), was killed during a gun battle, police sources claim.
Upon receiving a tip-off about the presence of the alleged militant, the police conducted an operation in the Kulachi area.
During an exchange of fire between police personnel and the militants, the commander - also allegedly one of the masterminds of the Dera Ismail Khan prison break - was killed.
He was also wanted by the authorities in connection with another attack in the Loni area of Kulachi, police sources said.
The militant belonged to Noorzai tribe and was a resident of Rori village and was involved in other terrorist activities as well.
The Station House officer (SHO) of Kulachi Police Station, Haroon Khan said one terrorist has been gunned down during the encounter as a probe into the incident continues.
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