Most wanted, TTP spokesperson Muhammad Khorasani killed in Afghanistan

Islamabad: Most wanted and banned outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesperson Khalid Balti alias Muhammad Khorasani was killed in the Afghan province of Nangarhar on Monday. 

It is pertinent to mention here that Khorasani was appointed as the new spokesperson for the TTP in 2014 after former spokesperson Shahidullah Shahid declared his allegiance to Daesh.

According to the details, the wanted terrorist had established a terrorist hub in Miranshah but after the successful operation "Zarb-e-Azb", he escaped to Afghanistan.

Khorasani was involved in the killing of many innocent civilians and personnel of security forces and was involved in uniting different factions of TTP.

“He was planning attacks against Pakistan with Noor Wali Mehsood and had hinted at attacking different targets in the country recently,” the reports maintained. 

Last week at a news conference Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar for the first time publicly revealed why Pakistan entered into a ceasefire with the TTP.

According to the ISPR, the interim Taliban government facilitated ceasefire with TTP as a confidence building measure. The month-long ceasefire, however, was ended on December 9 with no further progress.