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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Taliban chief Hakeemullah Mehsud killed

ISLAMABAD: Taliban supremo Hakeemullah Mehsud was killed, state television said here on Sunday.

Hakeemullah Mehsud has been buried in a graveyard at Mamondzai area of Orakzai tribal region.

Mehsud was injured in a drone attack in Shaktoi area on January 14 and was succumbed to his injuries three days later, reports said.

Hakeemullah Mehsud was named the new chief of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan after death of Baitullah Mehsud who was also killed in a drone strike in tribal areas.

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