Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) announced that 16 soldiers were killed in an attack on an army post in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
A Pakistani intelligence official told AFP that about 30 militants attacked the checkpoint in the Mekin area.
Meanwhile, Pakistani media reported that Ali Rehman, also known as Maulana Taha, a senior member of the Pakistani Taliban leadership, was killed in a military operation by the Pakistani army.
According to these reports, this commander was targeted in a targeted operation on Wednesday in Tank district located near Deira Ismail Khan.
