PESHAWAR: The alleged mastermind of Peshawar attack Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) Mullah Fazalullah has been killed by Pakistan Air Force (PAF) in Kunar district of Afghanistan, Ministry of Defence reported.

According to tweets posted from Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence account, Mullah Fazlullah was gunned down by Pakistani Air Force jets in Afghanistan.

The operation was conducted in the Kunar district of Afghanistan.

According to The Kashmir Monitor, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani had ordered his army to arrest the TTP leader.

The first reports of Fazlullah’s death came over Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) and Twitter from Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence’s official accounts.

However, no official press statement has been released yet.