Hangu Checkpost Attack Mastermind Killed in Security Operation
At a glance
- Mastermind of the July 30 Hangu checkpost attack, Amir Mauviya, killed in an IBO.
- Mauviya was described as a senior TTP figure in Kurram.
- The original attack claimed the lives of nine police personnel and injured 28.
Story so far
On July 30, militants attacked the Khazina Banda police checkpost in Hangu, killing nine police personnel, including a DSP, and injuring 28. Security forces killed 15 terrorists in the ensuing gun battle. On August 2, security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in Hangu's Chapri Naryab area, killing the attack's mastermind, Amir Mauviya, a senior figure in the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Latest development
Security forces have killed Amir Mauviya, the mastermind of the July 30 attack on a police checkpost in Hangu that killed nine officers, during an intelligence-based operation on August 2.
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سیکیورٹی فورسز کی بڑی کارروائی، خزینہ بانڈہ چیک پوسٹ حملے کا ماسٹر مائنڈ خوارجی معاویہ ہلاک
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Security forces kill mastermind of Hangu police checkpost attack: sources
Security forces have killed the mastermind behind the July 30 attack on a police checkpost in Hangu, which claimed the lives of nine police officials, a senior security official told Dawn on Sunday. Security sources identified the slain terrorist as
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