A senior Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader and self-styled Defense Minister, Qari Amjid alias Mufti Muzahim, has been killed in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Bajaur district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, sources confirmed on Thursday.
The Khorasan Diary it wrote X that Amjid, a key figure within the terror group, was killed early in the morning during the security operation.
BREAKING: A top leader of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and former deputy chief of the group, Qari Amjid alias Mufti Muzahim has been killed in an intelligence-based operation in Bajaur district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province early this morning, senior Pakistani officials told… pic.twitter.com/dXGOhRwMds
— The Khorasan Diary (@khorasandiary) 30 October 2025
Amjid had previously held several senior positions in the TTP, serving as the group’s deputy chief, shadow defense minister and a member of its leadership council.
He was designated as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the US State Department in November 2022 for his role in militant activities and leadership within the illegal organization, Khorasan diary quoted.
