[The News (Pak) Top Stories] Maulana Shah Dauran, deputy leader of the Swat chapter of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), died after a protracted illness and has been buried in the Damadola area in Bajaur Agency.Official and tribal sources were sure that one of the most wanted Swat militants and the closest aide of Swat Taliban chief Maulana Fazlullah was dead.
Military authorities and government ministers had in the past made claims that Shah Dauran had died in the Army action. But
| The sources said Shah Dauran, who was reportedly hiding somewhere in Bajaur, was suffering from kidney disease and injuries suffered by him during the fighting in Swat had become gangrenous. |
The sources said Shah Dauran, who was reportedly hiding somewhere in Bajaur, was suffering from kidney disease and injuries suffered by him during the fighting in Swat had become gangrenous. The sources also said he was probably suffering from cancer for sometime. His condition deteriorated due to lack of proper medication in the remote tribal region.
According to the sources, Shah Dauran died somewhere in the Mohmand Agency on December 17. He was reportedly being shifted by the militants to the Khyber Agency through unfrequented routes for better medical treatment but he expired on the way and his body was taken to the Taliban-infested Mamond area in Bajaur. His funeral prayers and burial took place in Damadola on December 18.
It was learnt that Taliban commanders and militants from Swat and Bajaur attended the funeral.
Sources in the intelligence agencies said they were sure that Shah Dauran was dead as it was confirmed by those who were personally aware of the funeral and his burial in Bajaur.
Shah Dauran hailed from Qambar village in Swat where he ran a Madrassa. He joined the Taliban group in 2007 and soon became an important member of its Shura. He was a hardliner and was known for his hawkish views.