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Islamabad: Even as the Pakistani Army intensified its anti-terrorism operations in the wake of Tuesday`s Taliban attack on a Peshawar school that left 148 students and teachers dead, unconfirmed reports said that Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) chief Mulla Fazalullah was killed in an airstrike inside Afghanistan early Saturday. An unverified Twitter account of the Pakistan defence ministry stated early Saturday: “News of Fazlullah`s killing is being confirmed by Ministry of Defence.” [caption id=“attachment_1925001” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Representational image. Reuters[/caption] However, according to sources, only the director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations is authorised to issue statements related to terror strikes. The Army has been waging a major offensive against the Taliban and other militant strongholds in the restive tribal areas along the Afghan border for the last six months. IANS
Even as the Pakistani Army intensified its anti-terrorism operations in the wake of Tuesday`s Taliban attack on a Peshawar school that left 148 students and teachers dead, unconfirmed reports said that Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) chief Mulla Fazalullah was killed in an airstrike inside Afghanistan early Saturday.
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