Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:17pm on 25 Jun 2025,Wednesday International
Major Syed Muiz, the Pakistani special forces officer who captured Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman during the 2019 Balakot airstrike fallout, has been killed by the Tehreek-i-Taliban-e-Pakistan (TTP), according to sources. Muiz, part of the 6th Commando Battalion of Pakistan's Special Service Group, died in a clash in the Sarargoha area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The TTP claimed responsibility. Group Captain Varthaman, who downed a Pakistani F-16 in a MiG-21 before being captured, became a national hero and was later awarded the Vir Chakra. His release came after intense international pressure following India's retaliatory Balakot strikes after the Pulwama attack. (PC: NDTV)
