The return of the Hakimullah Mehsud faction is by no means unprecedented, given developments such as the merger of the Sajna faction in 2017 and the rehabilitation of the Jamaatul Ahrar outfit ...

When Fazlullah stepped into the shoes of Hakimullah Mehsud, it was not an easy task for him to win the confidence of the majority of the Mehsud commanders — not only because of his non-tribal ...

The killing of Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone strike this week has not exactly handed officials the rare success they may have hoped for. In fact, it appears mostly to ...

The drone attack on November 1, 2013, that killed Hakimullah Mehsud, emir of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP, has resulted in total reversal of roles with the US being designated as Pakistan's ...

Sailab Mehsud, who reports for U.S.-funded Radio Mashaal, had followed Hakimullah across Pakistan’s federally-administered tribal areas. “He was a jolly person,” says the reporter. “Whenever I had the ...

"However, let us be clear that Hakimullah Mehsud is considered the commander of Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the group that claimed responsibility for the failed bombing of Times Square in New ...

Hakimullah Mehsud rose to notoriety for his attacks on the Pakistan army. In 2007, just as the Pakistani Taliban was establishing itself as the biggest threat to Pakistan's security, he engineered ...

ISLAMABAD: Justifying its decision to target Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud in a drone attack in Pakistan, the US has said the militant group has a "symbiotic relationship" with al-Qaida and acts ...

Hakimullah Mehsud had taken credit for suicide bombing at CIA outpost. Nov. 4, 2013 — -- The Pakistani Taliban has released an image that purportedly shows the face of its leader, Hakimullah ...

There are lush green lawns and a towering minaret. The home of Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud, who died in a US drone strike, was no grubby mountain cave.

Just as all this was taking place, Hakimullah Mehsud—who was blown to pieces by the US drone strike on November 1—said that he was interested in peace talks with Pakistan.