KURRAM: Security Forces Kill High Value TTP Commander Sifatullah Jamshed during an intelligence based operation (IBO) in Kurram district, according to security and operational sources. Jamshed was a senior deputy commander of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and was originally from Afghanistan’s Paktia province.
Security Forces Kill High-Value TTP Commander in Intelligence-Based Operation
According to the sources, Jamshed was serving as a key deputy to a TTP commander known as Shaheen and was involved in militant activities in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region.
Officials described the intelligence led operation as a significant blow to the militant group’s command structure. The operation targeted a suspected militant position in Kurram as part of ongoing efforts to counter cross-border militant activity.
Sources said reports from across the border indicated that notices and banners acknowledging Jamshed’s death had appeared in Afghanistan. The reports could not be independently verified.
Pakistan Targets Cross-Border Militancy
Pakistani authorities have repeatedly raised concerns over militant groups operating from Afghan territory and carrying out attacks inside Pakistan. Islamabad has called for stronger measures against such networks and greater cooperation to prevent cross-border militancy.
Security officials said operations against militant networks and hideouts in the border districts would continue, with security forces maintaining heightened vigilance to protect national security and stability in the region.
The reported killing of Jamshed is being described by security officials as a major operational development against the TTP’s command structure in the border area.
Security Forces’s commitment to eliminating cross border terrorism
Security officials reiterated that Pakistan’s armed forces remain resolute in their commitment to eliminating cross-border terrorism, safeguarding national sovereignty, and restoring lasting peace to the border regions. Operations targeting foreign-linked terror hideouts in the border areas are continuing with full force.
