The Pakistani army claims they have killed the top Swat taliban commander. Lets hope it's true. AFP
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan's army Wednesday said it had killed a top aide of fugitive Swat Taliban commander Maulana Fazlullah, as they continued their hunt for militant chieftains in the northwest valley.
Nisar, also known as Ghazi Baba, one of 15 Swat insurgents commanding a 10 million rupee (120,000 dollar) bounty offered by authorities in May, was killed in a clash just outside Swat's main town Mingora on Wednesday, the army said.
"Nisar, alias Ghazi Baba, was killed in an encounter. His son was arrested by the security forces," Mushtaq Khan, a spokesman for the army-run Swat Media Centre, told AFP by telephone.
No comments:
Post a Comment