Pakistani Taliban commander killed in drone attack on Af-Pak border

A commander of outlawed Deobandi takfiri terrorist group known as Pakistani Taliban or TTP and his associate were killed in a drone strike near the Afghan-Pakistan border, security officials said.

The drone targeted commander Qari Abdullah Dawar, as he was walking with his associate near their mountain hideout located on zero point on the Pak-Afghan border near North Waziristan.
According to the officials, the slain militants were from the Gul Bahadur group, which had carried out attacks inside Afghanistan.
Last month, Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Mulla Fazlullah was killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan Province Kunar.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Mullah Fazal Ullah was “hiding in Afghanistan since 2009”.
The ISPR had termed the killing of Mullah Fazlullah “a positive development”, adding that the TTP leader’s death “gives relief to scores of Pakistani families who fell victims to TTP terror including the APS massacre”.
North Waziristan has long been a sanctuary for Pakistani Taliban and other militant groups.