ISLAMABAD: A mastermind of the Jaffar Express attack and operational commander of the Indian-backed Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) was killed in Afghanistan, security sources said on Saturday.
Gul Rehman, aka Ustad Mureed — the senior commander of BLA’s Majeed Brigade, was killed in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, the sources added.
According to Indian media reports, Gul Rehman, who was a mastermind of the deadly Jaffar attack in Quetta in March this year, was killed on September 17.
The killed terrorist was also involved in attacks on innocent citizens, personnel of security agencies, Chinese nationals and other institutions, the sources further said. “The terrorist linked to Fitna al-Hindustan also targeted different projects of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).”
This is a developing story and is being updated with more details