Taliban commander, six militants killed in NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Taliban commander Ziaur Rehman was killed in a shootout between different tribes in northwest Pakistan's Orakzai tribal agency, local sources said Thursday.

Another six terrorists were also killed in the security forces offensive on late Wednesday night, local sources said.

Ziaur Rehman, with an alias of Zeywar Mulla, was wanted in multiple murder cases. He had a head-money of 10 million Pakistani rupees (about 120,000 U.S. dollars) on him.

Over 200 militants have reportedly been killed during the ongoing operation in Orakzai Agency.