JeM's top Pakistani commander killed in Baramulla

Srinagar (PTI): In a major setback to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JEM), security forces on Thursday shot dead its self-styled militant commander along with his close associate, both Pakistanis, during a five-hour gunbattle in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir. Zaheer Ahmad alias "Pasha", the "chief commander" of Pakistan-based JeM, and Saifullah alias "Faisal" were killed in a gunfight at Warpora village of Sopore, 55 km from here, this afternoon, a police spokesman said. Both the militants were residents of Pakistan, he said adding the gunbattle took place when police assisted by Rashtriya Rifles launched a search operation following specific information about presence of two top ultras there. The militants, hiding in the house of one Fayaz Ahmad... [read full story]