A wanted commander of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Ateequr Rehman, also known as Tipugul Marwat, has been killed in Afghanistan. According to reports, the TTP commander was wanted to law enforcement agencies in at least 10 FIRs registered against him under the Anti-Terrorism Act, Pakistan Penal Code and Explosives Act and belonged to the Lakki Marwat\u2019s Bachkan Ahmadzai area. He was hiding in Afghanistan. \u201cHe was involved in attacks on security personnel, police stations and checkposts,\u201d the report said. The security experts termed Rehman\u2019s killing as a big blow to the militant group operating in the district, which would enable the law enforcement agencies to eliminate the remnants of his group. Last week Afghanistan\u2019s Taliban claimed that it has arrested 200 suspected militants for staging deadly cross-border attacks against Pakistan. According to the report, the Afghan rulers have also implemented other \u201cconcrete steps\u201d to \u201cneutralise\u201d the terrorist activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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