Omar Khalid Khurasani, chief of JuA, killed in US drone strikes!

PESHAWAR: Omar Khalid Khurasani, chief of the  banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA) has been killed in the drone strikes carried out by US army in Afghanistan’s Paktia province, confirmed by the militant sources here today.

According to the militant and government sources, US drone strikes killed 11 people on the Pak-Afghan border followed by another strike a day earlier that killed 20 people on Tuesday.

Militant commander Umar Mansoor had also been killed in the drone attack according to Taliban.

TTP confirms death of 2014 Peshawar attack mastermind, Umar Mansoor!

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.