ISLAMABAD - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police in one of the most challenging counter terrorism operations yes­terday killed Iqbal alias Bali Khiara who was a most-wanted terrorist by the KP and Punjab po­lice in different high profile terrorism cases. Sources said that terrorist Iqbal was involved in 26 terrorism incidents in Pakistan and was linked with Al-Qaeda and Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Khiara faction. According to details, the KP police on a tip-off conducted a raid in DI Khan and surrounded Iqbal along with his associates near Fateh Morr. The sources said the killed terrorist was in­volved in several terrorist attacks, target killings and kidnapping of local people. The sources further said Iqbal was also wanted by the Multan police in five cases.

Source: The Nation May 05, 2023 05:40 UTC