Maulvi Umer, an important leader of banned outfit Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan is reported to have been killed as a result of air strikes carried out by the security forces in Bajaur Agency on Saturday, a private TV channel reported. According to sources, the Tehreek-i-Taliban leader killed in Bajaur action could be Maulvi Umer.
The Tehreek's key leader was killed in an air strike in Badano area, sources added. The air strikes launched by the security forces destroyed a cave, where Maulvi Umer might have been present. The sources further say that Tehreek-i-Taliban leader Maulvi Umer went missing after the air strikes.