Addressing “the brothers in Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan,” AQIM says: “Before we console you, we console ourselves, for the leader Hakimullah Mehsud had a special place in the hearts …. May Allah ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Oct 24, (AFP) - The Pakistani military has captured the hometown of Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud in the country's South Waziristan tribal belt, security sources said on Saturday ...

At least three key figures of the Pakistani Taliban were killed the following year in US drone strikes, including the group's leader Hakimullah Mehsud. Pakistan stepped up its own operations ...