Pakistani media reported that security forces have killed a senior commander of Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) in Karak district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

According to Dawn newspaper, Nisar Hakim described as a “key commander” of ISKP was killed during a police raid on his hideout in the village of Ambari, Karak.

Police launched the operation after receiving intelligence, the report said. A clash broke out during the raid, resulting in Hakim’s death.

Citing its sources, Dawn reported that the firefight lasted four hours and left four police officers wounded.

Hakim was reportedly the main planner behind the failed assassination attempt on Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F), according to the report.