ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 23 (UPI) -- Afghan private TV channels Monday reported Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar had been killed in Pakistan but the Taliban denied the reports, Xinhua said.
The Chinese official news agency quoted TOLO television as saying Omar was killed en route from Quetta to North Waziristan in Pakistan. Similar reports were carried by other local TV channels, including Shamshad, Ariana and Noor but none gave any details.