MASTUNG:Security forces claimed to have killed Mumtaz Ahmed alias Palawan, an alleged commander of banned ISIS, Balochistan, in an intelligence based operation near Killi Mehrab area of district Mastung on Sunday.

According to CTD Quetta, Mumtaz alias Palawan, one of the important commanders of ISIS Balochistan, was killed in an intelligence based operation conducted by Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan, Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Quetta and secret agency in the garden of grapes near Killi Mehrab area of district Mastung.

According to CTD, Mumtaz Ahmed alias Palawan, with a Rs2.5 million on his head, was allegedly involved in killing Nawabzada Siraj Raisani, the brother of Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani, former Chief Minister, Balochistan, in a bomb blast in Dringar area of district Mastung. It is pertinent to mention here that more than 130 people, including Nawabzada Siraj Raisani, had been killed in Dringar blast.