Militant Ikramullah alias Maulvi Insafullah killed, linked to assassination of AC Shah Wali Wazir
Security forces carry out operations in Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan and North Waziristan, killing 15 militants, including a suspect in the murder of a deputy commissioner. In another incident, unidentified individuals blew up a public school in North Waziristan.
According to details, security forces carried out an operation in Mamand Khel area of Bannu, killing militant Ikramullah, also known as Maulvi Insafullah, linked to the murder of North Waziristan Deputy Commissioner Shah Wali Wazir.
Ikramullah was affiliated with the banned group Gul Bahadur and had played a central role in the attack on Shah Wali Wazir. Two of his associates, Ataur Rehman and Abu Saleh, were also killed in the operation, while another militant, Darvesh, was injured.
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AC Shah Wali and three others were martyred on December 2 when unidentified assailants ambushed their vehicle on Miranshah Road, police and district officials said. The deputy commissioner was traveling from Miranshah to Bannu on his official duties. According to police, the attackers on motorcycles opened fire on the vehicle before setting it on fire and fleeing the scene.
Meanwhile, five militants were killed on the spot during an intelligence-based targeted counter-terrorism operation by security forces in North Waziristan.
Meanwhile, in Ipi village in Mir Ali tehsil, North Waziristan, unidentified individuals destroyed Lal Salam Kot Government Girls Primary School using explosives.
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Unidentified attackers have repeatedly attacked public schools in North Waziristan, South Waziristan, Bannu and Lakki. In these areas, the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has imposed an alleged ban on girls’ education.
In another intelligence-based operation in Aba Shaheed village on the outskirts of Kulachi tehsil in Dera Ismail Khan, security forces killed 10 militants. The area was cordoned off and a search operation is underway to locate the remaining militants.
