Pakistan Taliban Chief Killed In Drone Strike -- Al Jazeera
US drone strike in North Waziristan kills Hakimullah Mehsud, head of Pakistan Taliban, according to Al Jazeera sources.
A US drone strike has killed Hakimullah Mehsud, the head of the Pakistani Taliban, in North Waziristan bordering Afghanistan, Pakistani sources have told Al Jazeera.
"We can confirm Hakimullah Mehsud was killed in the drone strike," said the source on Friday.
Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder, reporting from Islamabad, said that Pakistan's Taliban has also confirmed Mehsud's killing.
"This may prove to be a game-changer," he said.
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