Maulana Fazlullah is the new leader of the Pakistani Taliban, a group which has been blamed for the deaths of at least 40,000 civilians and 5,000 troops during its decade-long insurgency against the country's government. NBC News
No More Peace Talks, 'Mullah Radio' Tells Pakistan -- Reuters
MIRANSHAH/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The Pakistani Taliban rejected the idea of peace talks with the government after electing hardline commander Mullah Fazlullah, whose men shot schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai last year, as their new leader on Thursday.
The rise of Fazlullah, known for his fierce Islamist views, by the Taliban Shura council follows the Killing of Hakimullah Mehsud, the previous leader or ameer, in a U.S. drone strike on November 1.
Mehsud and his allies had been tentatively open to the concept of ceasefire talks with the government, but Fazlullah's emergence as the new chief changes that picture.
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