Islamabad, September 12: Buoyed by the success against the Taliban in the military operations, including the capture of their spokesman Muslim Khan, Pakistani security forces today launched a fresh manhunt for top Swat militant commander Maulana Fazlullah, believed to be “badly injured” recently.
Troops surrounded Manglor and Malam Jabba areas in Swat in their search for Fazlullah, who has been on the run since the army launched operations against the Taliban in May, even as militants acknowledged that their outfit had been weakened.
The push against Fazlullah was launched a day after troops nabbed Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan and key commander Mehmood Khan, for whom authorities had offered bounties of Rs 10 million each. The security forces are also looking for 18 more of Fazlullah’s aides.
–PTI