Militant commander killed in Khyber raid.

KHYBER -- The counter-terrorism department (CTD) claimed on Monday to have killed a militant commander during an intelligence-based operation in Jamrud tehsil of Khyber district.

In a statement, the CTD said militant commander, Liaquat Ali alias Shaheen, was holed up in a house in Gharreeza locality. A raid was conducted on the house on a tip-off, it added.

The statement said Shaheen was killed and three armed men were arrested while trying to flee in injured condition. The exchange of fire continued for nearly three hours.

The entire Gharreeza locality was cordoned off during the operation. Army helicopters were spotted overhead, supposedly to monitor the situation on the ground.

The statement said the group was involved in a number of terrorist attacks in Peshawar and Khyber in recent past. The CTD said the killed commander was affiliated with self-styled Islamic State group, and also remained part of proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan.

The statement said Shaheen and his group were involved in a recent grenade attack on Regi Model Town...