Pakistani forces have killed rebel tribal leader Nek Mohammad near the Afghan border, local media reported Friday.

The former Taliban fighter was killed late Thursday in an army assault at the home of another tribal chief, according to the Pakistan Television (PTV).

Pakistan and Afghanistan share an over 2,500-km porous border.

Since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2002, many terror fugitives have sneaked into Pakistani territory from across the border.

Nek Mohammad has since been on the most-wanted list of Pakistani authorities for offering shelter to terror fugitives.

In March, Pakistani military launched a major crackdown on the foreign terror suspects and their local protectors in the tribal area, during which, Nek Mohammad played a leading role in the counter-attack scenario.

The Pakistani military has been pounding suspected al-Qaeda hideouts in offensives since last week. It destroyed an al-Qaeda training camp and two Al-Qaeda "safe houses" in Shakai area north of Wana over the weekend, killing 55 militants.

On Thursday a new air and ground offensive was launched against a suspected hideout in Baghar, further west of Wana near the border town of Angoor Adda.

Source: Xinhua