India, June 25 -- Pakistani Army officer Moiz Abbas Shah, who played a role in the 2019 capture of Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, was among two personnel killed during a clash with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region.

According to an India Today report, Pakistan's military confirmed that 11 terrorists were eliminated during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in South Waziristan district.

However, two security personnel, including Major Shah, also lost their lives in the encounter.

The 2019 India-Pakistan aerial confrontation was triggered by India's airstrike on a terrorist training camp in Balakot, located in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on February 26-twelve days aft...