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TTP spokesman has denied reports about the death of Qari Hussain in the missile strike on a funeral procession.—Reuters/File Photo
TTP spokesman Mufti Waliur Rehman said on Tuesday that reports about the death of Qari Hussain in the US missile strike on a funeral procession of another Taliban leader in South Waziristan were not correct.
Qari Hussain is considered to be the deputy of Baitullah Mahsud and a trainer of suicide bombers. The claim about Qari Hussain's death had been made by a senior government official.
Mufti Wali said the TTP had lost only one local commander, named Bilal, in the attack. Sources said that after the missile attack, Taliban shura had directed its top leaders to avoid taking part in funerals.
