Two leaders of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in clashes with security forces in the Bober area of South Waziristan, officials said.
Irfan Mehsud, son of Azam Tariq, a member of the central shura and former spokesman for the TTP, was killed in an exchange of fire with troops as sporadic clashes continued in Bober. An official source identified the other slain leader as Wafadar Mehsud.
Officials also claimed that five more TTP supporters had been killed in clashes on Friday and Saturday.
Security forces and supporters of TTP leader Khan Said alias Sajna have been engaged in fighting since Monday.
