Security forces reportedly killed Adil Shah, alias Dervish, a senior field commander of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, in an intelligence-based operation in the Killi Nissai area of Balochistan's Qilla Saifullah district on Saturday.
According to sources, Dervish was active in Zhob, Sherani and Qilla Saifullah districts and was allegedly involved in several militant attacks. No official details of the operation have been released, and the report has not been independently verified.
On the same day, a Pakistan Army soldier and a suspected Baloch militant were reportedly killed in clashes in the Gidar area of Surab district. Sources identified the soldier as Taseer, reportedly of the Light Commando Battalion and a resident of Tahoha in Punjab's Talagang district. The second man has not been identified.
Separately, the banned Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA) claimed responsibility for the September 29 shooting of Anti-Terrorism Force officer Mola Bakhsh, son of Amir Bakhsh, in Ameerabad, Hub. In a statement, the group's spokesperson threatened further attacks on police personnel cooperating with security forces. The claim has not been independently verified.