Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud has directed his militants not to target troops in the lawless North Waziristan tribal region and instead focus on attacking NATO forces in neighbouring Afghanistan, according to media reports. ...
05:29 AM, Jan 14, 2013
A US drone strike killed a key Taliban commander, his deputy and eight others in northwest Pakistan, intelligence sources and tribal leaders said on January 3, deaths that could substantially alter the power balance in the Taliban heartland of Waziristan. Maulvi Nazir Wazir, also known as Mullah Nazir, was killed on January 2 night when missiles struck a mud house in South Waziristan, near the Afghan border, intelligence sources and...
05:39 PM, Jan 03, 2013
The head of Pakistan's Taliban said his militia is willing to negotiate with the government but not disarm, a message delivered in a video given to Reuters on Friday. The release of the 40-minute video follows three high-profile Taliban attacks in the northern city of Peshawar this month - an attack by multiple suicide bombers on the airport, the killing of a senior politician and eight others in a bombing...
08:44 PM, Dec 28, 2012
Pakistan's Taliban, one of the world's most feared militant groups, are preparing for a leadership change that could mean less violence against the state but more attacks against US-led forces in Afghanistan, Pakistani military sources said. Hakimullah Mehsud, a ruthless commander who has led the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for the last three years, has lost operational control of the movement and the trust of his fighters, said a senior Pakistan...
07:02 PM, Dec 06, 2012
Islamabad: A day after reports that Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud was killed in a US drone attack in North Waziristan, the militant group has said he is alive and the speculation about his death was a ruse to locate his whereabouts. Unnamed Pakistani security and intelligence officials were quoted by a section of the media on Sunday as saying that Mehsud had died in a drone attack in Dattakhel...
02:30 PM, Jan 16, 2012
Islamabad: Intercepted militant radio communications indicate the leader of the Pakistani Taliban may have been killed in a recent US drone strike, Pakistani intelligence officials said on Sunday. A Taliban official denied that. The report coincided with sectarian violence - a bomb blast in eastern Pakistan that killed 14 people in a Shiite religious procession. The claim that the Pakistani Taliban chief was killed came from officials who said they...
10:57 PM, Jan 15, 2012
The man behind the failed Times Square bombing plot, is seen along with Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud. ...
12:33 PM, Jul 23, 2010
Pakistani Taliban leader stuck in US missile strike. ...
03:01 PM, Jan 31, 2010
At least 15 militants killed in Waziristan tribal region on Thursday. ...
02:54 PM, Jan 14, 2010
Pakistan has also demanded that 378 other wanted men be handed over. ...
03:22 AM, Dec 03, 2009
US security firm Blackwater and Pak agencies were involved, says Taliban. ...
09:49 AM, Oct 30, 2009
Militant chief Hakimullah Mehsud's hometown captured. ...
07:38 PM, Oct 24, 2009
The Pakistani army has opened a psychological warfare front. ...
09:51 PM, Oct 20, 2009
Hakimullah Mehsud vows to avenge American drone attacks. ...
07:41 PM, Oct 05, 2009
Speculation of his death in leadership battle ended after dramatic appearance. ...
01:46 PM, Oct 05, 2009
US intelligence agencies are still reviewing information to make a final call. ...
01:14 PM, Oct 03, 2009
Hakimullah had died in a succession war with Wali-ur-Rehman. ...
12:58 PM, Sep 02, 2009
Pak believes new Taliban chief is Hakimullah's brother, not Hakimullah. ...
01:51 PM, Aug 23, 2009
Hakimullah may direct his forces to hit US, NATO forces in Afghanistan. ...
01:32 PM, Aug 23, 2009
The news comes after reports that he was killed in a duel with a rival claimant. ...
06:23 PM, Aug 22, 2009
