Security forces kill 7 khawarij in KP's Tank district

Security forces kill 7 khawarij in KP's Tank district
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Rawalpindi (Web Desk): The security forces killed most wanted khawarij leader Ali Rehman alias Maulana Taha Swati and seven others militants in a successful intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhawa’s (KP) Tank district.

“On receiving information about the presence of Khawarij militants, the security forces conducted IBO in Tank district on the night between December 17 and 18”, security sources said.

Khawarij Ali Rehman alias Maulana Taha Swati was a close associate of Khawarij leader Mufti Fazlullah, they said.

The sources said that Ali Rehman alias Maulana Taha Swati joined Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in 2010.

“The killed Khawarij Ali Rehman was an important leader of the Khawarij Shura,” the sources said.