Other MoA event in Sindh, Karachi, Gulbai-Sher Shah area, Pakistan on Sun 13th September 2026

A ‘wanted’ Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist was killed during a joint intelligence-based operation (IBO) by Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) and the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Gulbai-Sher Shah area of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on September 13, reports The Khyber Chronicles. The terrorist was identified as Qari Zia-ur-Rehman alias Saifullah, a native of Bajaur District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He was killed during an exchange of fire with the security forces, while weapons and ammunition were recovered from his possession. According to the security authorities, Zia-ur-Rehman joined the group of TTP ‘commander’ Qari Darvesh alias Bandiwan in 2006. Between 2006 and 2008, he performed picket duty at secret hideouts associated with terrorist Maulvi Faqir Muhammad. He was also involved in multiple terrorist attacks in 2007, including an attack on a Pakistan Army camp. During a military operation in 2012, Zia-ur-Rehman fled to Afghanistan, where he subsequently received further terrorist training at a camp in Nangarhar. After his training, he was involved in attacks on Pakistani security posts along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. He had recently been moved from Afghanistan to Karachi with the task of establishing and organizing a terrorist network in the city. Security authorities said he was also planning attacks on sensitive locations in Karachi.|