Peshawar, Oct 8 (PTI) Pakistan security forces have killed a key Afghan-origin terrorist of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local police said.

Pir Agha Qandhari was killed in an operation conducted in the Gabir area of Bajaur district, bordering Afghanistan, on Tuesday, police said. The slain terrorist was involved in numerous terrorist activities, including attacks on security forces and the killing of innocent civilians. The TTP’s Bajaur commander, Malang Badshah, in an audio message, confirmed the assassination of Qandhari in an operation in Bajaur district.

Meanwhile, in two separate incidents on Tuesday, four government officials, including two high school teachers, were abducted from Bannu district, officials said on Tuesda

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