DG KHAN: A high-profile terrorist affiliated with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was killed on Monday during a police encounter in Dera Ghazi Khan.
The shootout occurred on Cement Factory Road, within the jurisdiction of Kala Police Station.
According to a police spokesman, the deceased terrorist, identified as Bilal Bashir alias Khosa, was planning to carry out a double murder and other terrorist activities, including police target killings. During a routine patrol, armed assailants opened fire on the police mobile, prompting police to retaliate and shoot down the terrorist.
Bilal Bashir was wanted by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in multiple terrorist cases. He was implicated in various acts of terrorism, including murder attempts and snatching incidents.
The police spokesman confirmed that the terrorist’s killing marks a significant blow to the TTP’s operations in the region.
The TTP never intended to take over Pakistan, even though they easily could/can.

They established themselves in Dec 2007 and they did what they did for the sole purpose of causing fitna.

This is why Baitullah Mehsud and Hakimullah Mehsud died like dogs instead of as martyrs.

In 2009, the TTP had taken over 80% of Swat and they were on their way to reaching Islamabad, but instead of keeping the momentum going, they agreed to a very counter-productive ceasefire with Pakistan where in exchange for Pakistan recognizing the territories they control and allowing them to govern those areas according to Sharia law, the TTP would halt their advance.

The TTP gave those territories away to Pakistan under the excuse that the Pakistani army launched a surprise offensive against them which they did not expect and because their militants were walking the streets unarmed instead of being armed in the jungles and mountains.

When the 2011 Mumbai attacks happened, and India threatened to respond to Pakistan, Hakimullah Mehsud warned India not to do that, saying if war erupted between India and Pakistan, the TTP would fight alongside Pakistan against India because Pakistanis are Muslim while India is kafir/Hindu.

The TTP should have been / should be quickly dealt with by killing every single Mehsud man, woman, and child.