A local commander of a banned outfit was killed in a 'gun battle' with security forces in Balochistan's Hub area late early on Friday, sources said. "Security personnel conducted a raid in Hub in wee hours of Friday, which led to an exchange of fires with militants hiding out in the vicinity", sources said. The dead terrorist was identified as Arif alias Saqib. Sources further said that Arif alias Saqib was the mastermind behind several suicide attacks in Balochistan province.