PESHAWAR, Mar 20: A wanted militant allegedly involved in a fatal attack on police has been killed in northwest Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, officials said on Friday.
According to a statement issued by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), the joint operation by the CTD and district police was conducted late on Thursday in Paharpur tehsil of Dikhan district after receiving information about the presence of militants.
The slain militant was identified as Ahmad, who belonged to the Dotani tribe and was associated with the former Kachi militant group, it said.
Police officials said Ahmad was wanted in several serious cases and was directly involved in the attack that resulted in the killing of seven police personnel, including a station house officer.
The police personnel were killed when an improvised explosive device struck a police vehicle in Lakki Marwat during a patrol on Sunday.
Police said he had been seen in images circulated by militants on social media following the attack.
Authorities described the killing of the militant as a “significant development” in the fight against terrorism and for maintaining peace in the region. (PTI)
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