By IRNA,
Islamabad : At least 15 people, including chief of a Pakistani Taliban group, have been killed in fighting between two factions of Pakistani Taliban in a tribal region, spokesman for a Taliban group said.
Leader of Shah group Shah Khalid and his deputy Qari Abdullah were also killed in the fighting in Mohmand agency, spokesman for the rival Baitullah group Dr Asad said.
Shah Khalid group is considered “Ahli Hadith’ group while Omar Kahlid group belongs to Deobandi school of thought.
State TV reported that Khalid had surrendered to the Baitullah group but even then he was killed.
Asad said that fighters of his group had captured 20 supporters of the rival faction and occupied basis.
He told reporters that the rival faction was creating problems for Taliban on the behest of others.
Baitullah Mehsood group is led by Omar Khalid in Mohmand agency, which had been involved in tension with the rival Shah Khalid group for few weeks.
Asad said that his supporters have seized huge weapons and vehicles of the rival group.
Local correspondents said that Omar Khalid group captured chief, deputy chief and over 100 of his men besides two bases of the rival group.
Sources said that Shah group is involved in Afghanistan also and the other was not interfering in the local affairs.