From Times of India.
Pakistan claims killing of major al-Qaida commander
QUETTA: Pakistani security forces have killed a senior al-Qaida commander and detained his wife in an overnight raid on his hideout in the southwestern province of Baluchistan, a provincial minister said Sunday.
The security forces also took the couple's two young daughters into custody during the raid in the Chaghi district.
"An important al-Qaida commander - namely Umar Lateef, a Pakistani national - was killed in an encounter with local security agencies," provincial home minister Sarfraz Bugti told reporters.
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