Former aide to Taliban commander Mullah Nazir group killed in Lower South Waziristan

A former associate of the late Taliban commander Mullah Nazir was killed in a targeted attack in the Lower South Waziristan district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The incident, which occurred on Saturday evening, involved unidentified armed assailants opening fire on a vehicle carrying the victim and another individual.

According to police and rescue officials, Muhammad Khalid, identified as the former aide to Mullah Nazir's group, was traveling from Rustam Bazaar Wana to his home in Doag when the attack took place near a cemetery. Both occupants of the vehicle sustained bullet wounds. Khalid was critically injured and died while en route to Dera Ismail Khan for advanced medical care.

The second injured man was transported to the District Headquarters Hospital in Wana, where his condition is being managed. District Superintendent of Police (DSP) Asghar Ali Shah confirmed Khalid's past association with Mullah Nazir's group. The motive behind the attack remains unclear, and investigations are ongoing.

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Muhammad Khalid, a former aide to Mullah Nazir’s group, and another person were travelling in their vehicle from Rustam Bazaar Wana to their home in Doag on Saturday evening when unidentified armed men opened fire on them near a cemetery.