Pakistan's foreign minister says intelligence sources have confirmed that Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud was killed by Wednesday's missile strike in the South Waziristan tribal region. Shah Mehmood Qureshi's remarks came Friday during a news conference in Islamabad.Earlier, intelligence officers said Mehsud was buried in the village of Nargusai, not far from where the suspected U.S. missile fired from a drone struck. The area is controlled by the Taliban.
The Associated Press reports that fellow Taliban commander, Kafayat Ullah, confirmed Mehsud had died.
U.S. officials have said there are strong indications Mehsud died in the attack, but have not confirmed it.
Pakistani officials said Mehsud's second wife and his bodyguards were killed in the missile strike.