Security forces kill most-wanted TTP militant in South Waziristan: ISPR.

SOUTH WAZIRISTAN -- The Pakistani security forces on Friday killed a Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant, who was involved in the murder of more than 50 security personnel since 2007.

According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces carried out an intelligence-based operation (IBO) on a terrorist hideout in Sharmangi, Tiarza area of South Waziristan upon receiving a confirmation related to the presence of terrorists there.

Per the statement, the TTP commander - identified as Nooristan alias Hasan Baba - was gunned down during an intense exchange of fire.

Nooristan was an expert in making improvised explosive devices (IEDs), while he was also a master trainer.

Speaking to media outlets, the Director-General ISPR Major General Babar Iftikhar said that Pakistan does not have organised terrorist groups anymore, adding that some lone wolves emerge every now and then but they are also on the run from the forces.

Earlier this week, security forces had gunned down another TTP militant involved in the killing of four women social workers. The slain militant was a commander of the TTP's Hafiz Gul Bahadur...