ISLAMABAD- Uzbek militant commander Abu Bakar along with three other aides has been killed in the ongoing operation Zarb-e-Azb in North Waziristan Agency.

Security sources said today that senior Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander Shehryar had also been injured in the fight with the security forces. The TTP has confirmed the killing of commander Abu Bakar along with his three aides.

It merits mentioning here that 40 terrorists were killed in air strikes by the security forces in Dattakhel area of North Waziristan on Wednesday. Foreign terrorists were among those killed.