Kamran Jamshed Bhatti, who was affiliated with the Naeem Bukhari faction of Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LJ), was killed by Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) officials in an encounter in Sukkur last night.
"He was a very high profile militant who was wanted in several terrorist attacks," Additional Inspector General (Counter-Terrorism) Sanaullah Abbasi said.
The encounter took place on leads provided by four militants recently arrested by the CTD in Karachi, AIG Abbasi said.
Bhatti was wanted for facilitating the attack on Karachi's international airport in June 8, 2014 in which 26 people and 10 militants were killed and the Mehran naval base in May, 2011 in which 18 people, including four terrorists, were killed.
He also said that they were intelligence reports that Bhatti was also planning to become part of the ISIS in Pakistan.
He said the militant was also linked to some suspects arrested last year for their alleged involvement in the killing of renowned Sufi Qawwal Amjad Sabri last.
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