Militant organisation Lashkar-i-Islam (LI) has merged with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as part of a re-organisation plan, a media report said today.
According to a statement issued by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan, the re-organised TTP would consist of members of his group, Lashkar-i-Islam and the TTP, Dawn online reported.
The head of the new set-up is yet to be named, he added.
Ehsan congratulated what he called the "Mujahideen of Pakistan". He said the decision to unify the militant groups was taken at a meeting attended by TTP leaders Mulla Fazlullah, Omar Khalid Khurasani and LI leader Mangal Bagh.
The militants announced the unification at a time when security forces are making significant gains against them in military operations in North Waziristan and Khyber Agency, which were once considered their bastions.
Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world
