Brother, uncle of former Pakistani Taliban’s chief among six surrendering to government

Brother and uncle of the former Pakistani Taliban Chief, Hakeemullah Mehsud, and four militant commanders have surrendered to the government in a tribal region, security officials said on Sunday.

 

 

Brother and uncle of the former Pakistani Taliban Chief, Hakeemullah Mehsud, and four militant commanders have surrendered to the government in a tribal region, security officials said on Sunday.

All men handed over themselves to the authorities in Kurram tribal region, bordering Afghanistan late Saturday, a security official told Xinhua in the region.

Officials believe they may have crossed the border from Afghanistan as “many of Taliban militants have fled to Afghanistan” as the result of military operations in the tribal regions.

An official source said there is possibility more Taliban members could also surrender in the couple of days.