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Headline: Top TTP Commander Killed in Border Clash, Pakistan Says

Peshawar, Pakistan – October 30, 2025 (The Hindu e-Paper) – A high-profile leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), known as Amjad alias Mazahim, was killed along with three other militants during an attempted infiltration from Afghanistan into Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Pakistani military announced Thursday, September 30, 2025. The incident occurred Wednesday night in the Bajaur district when Pakistani security forces intercepted the militants.

According to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Amjad was the second-in-command to TTP chief Noor Wali and headed the Rehbari Shura. He was wanted by law enforcement agencies and carried a five million rupee bounty on his head. The army alleges that Amjad was actively involved in planning and executing numerous terrorist activities within Pakistan while based in Afghanistan.

The Pakistani military reiterated its call for the interim Afghan government to prevent Afghan soil from being used by militants to launch attacks against Pakistan. “It also validates our stance that Afghan soil is continuously being used as a safe haven by terrorists against Pakistan,” the ISPR statement said.

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif both lauded the security forces for their actions. The President stated that the operation against terrorism guarantees Pakistan’s lasting peace and stability. The Prime Minister vowed to continue defeating elements that harm innocent people.

The TTP, a coalition of militant groups formed in 2007 with the goal of imposing strict Islamic law in Pakistan, has been blamed for numerous attacks, including the 2009 attack on army headquarters and the 2008 bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad. The incident comes amidst a surge in terrorist attacks in Pakistan, particularly in the areas bordering Afghanistan. On Wednesday, six Pakistani soldiers were killed in Kurram district, with security forces killing seven terrorists.

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