Intercepted militant radio communications indicate that Hakimullah Mehsud, the leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), may have been killed in a recent US drone strike, Pakistani intelligence officials said on Sunday, but a Taliban official denied the report. The claim that the TTP chief was killed came from officials who said they intercepted a number of Taliban radio conversations. In about a half a dozen intercepts, the militants discussed whether Mehsud was killed on January 12 in North Waziristan. Some militants confirmed Mehsud was dead, and one criticised others for talking about the issue over the radio. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to talk to reporters. Pakistani Taliban spokesman Asimullah Mehsud denied the group’s leader was killed and said he was not in the area where the drone strike occurred. In early 2010, both Pakistani and American officials said they believed a missile strike had killed Hakimullah along the border of North and South Waziristan. They were proved wrong when videos appeared showing him still alive.
Pakistan has been in shambles for a long time, the militants have been using IED in our part of the world for a very long time.
Great news for everyone. I hope his death will discourage the extremists to kill innocent people, using the improvised explosive devices.
This is a huge achievement for those fighting against the terrorism. Let us hope, they hunt terrorists one by one, to ensure no more lives are lost to the improvised explosive devices.
Now, they need to do something about the deadly improvised explosive devices as well.
Yes, improvised explosive devices are a bigger threat than Hakimullah Mehsud and their production needs to be stopped instantly.
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