The BBC quoted residents of the village in South Waziristan region in the northwest as saying that Kashmiri had been killed late on Friday. The officials said the Pakistani militant was seen at a militant compound there on Thursday night.

Intelligence and security officials have said they had no information confirming that Kashmiri was killed. A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban, which has strong ties to al Qaeda, said he was alive.

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