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Pakistani militants say Mehsud still alive
[ Iran Press TV Latest] Members of Tehrik-e Taliban group reject Pakistan's announcement that Hakimullah Mehsud was dead, saying their leader is still alive. Pakistan's interior minister, Rehman Malik, announced on Wednesday that there was "credible information" that pro-Taliban leader Hakimullah Meshud had died of wounds inflicted in a US drone attack in January. According to the local media, high-profile members of the group have met and decided to release a video of Mehsud on Friday or Saturday to confirm that Mehsud is alive. The rumors about his fate began last Tuesday after another Taliban official, requesting anonymity, told journalists that Mehsud had died of wounds. Posted by: Fred 2010-02-13 |
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