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Ghani Telephones COAS, Informs Killing of Fazalullah

Islamabad (June 15, 2018): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Friday telephoned Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to confirm the news regarding the killing of banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Mullah Fazlullah in a drone strike in Afghanistan Province Kunar, the military’s media wing said.

According to Inter-Services Public Relations, Mullah Fazal Ullah was “hiding in Afghanistan since 2009”.

The ISPR 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”.Mullah Fazlullah was named TTP chief after the death of Hakimullah Mehsud in a drone strike in November 2013.

The army’s media wing said that Fazlullah was hiding in the neighbouring country since 2009, adding that the terrorist leader “masterminded scores of terrorist attacks against Pakistan including on APS.”

Earlier, an Afghan Ministry of Defence spokesperson confirmed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Mullah Fazlullah was killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan’s northeastern Kunar province on June 13.

“It gives relief to scores of Pakistani families who fell victim to TTP terror including the APS massacre,” it said.

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