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Punjab Police have reportedly killed the head of the Punjabi Taliban, an offshoot of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), during an operation in a suburb of Multan . The alleged terrorist Abdul Ghaffar, who belonged to Qari Mati-ur-Rehman and Aslam Yasin groups of TTP, was involved in the attack on the Sri Lankan Cricket team in Lahore , reports The Nation. The Central Police Office termed the operation an extraordinary achievement. Police officer Aamir Zulifqar Khan said Ghaffar was also wanted in two bank robbery cases. A statement issued by the police headquarters stated that the police "successfully thwarted a possible terror attempt by shooting down the militant of TTP during an armed encounter in Multan ".

Punjabi Taliban commander killed in encounter