Pak rejected Taliban chief’s offer for dialogue 4 times: Malik

Last Updated: Sunday, December 13, 2009, 13:56

Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik has claimed that Islamabad has rejected Pak Taliban chief Hakeemullah Mehsud’s offer for dialogue at least four times.

Taliban chief blames Blackwater for Peshawar blast

Last Updated: Thursday, October 29, 2009, 22:02

Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud has claimed that the controversial American security firm Blackwater was behind the deadly bomb attack on a market in Peshawar that killed over 100 people.

Pak’s new Taliban chief threatens revenge

Last Updated: Monday, October 5, 2009, 15:44

Pakistan`s new Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud has met journalists, ending speculation about his death, and vowed to avenge drone attacks and the killing of his predecessor Baitullah Mehsud.

New chief of Pakistani Taliban may be dead: US

Last Updated: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 13:45

US intelligence agencies believe the newly named leader of the Taliban in Pakistan, Hakimullah Mehsud, might have been killed in a gunfight with a rival faction weeks ago.

Hakimullah becomes Taliban chief; threatens US

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 26, 2009, 20:55

Pakistani Taliban`s new chief Hakimullah Mehsud, who only managed to assume the mantle after reaching a power-sharing deal with his rival, has threatened to strike the US in revenge for the slaying of their leader Baitullah Mehsud.

If Baitullah Mehsud is dead, what lies ahead?

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 18, 2009, 09:09

As soon as the news of Baitullah Mehsud’s death broke, the immediate question that cropped up in my mind was – what does it mean for the region?

`Mehsud`s elimination very big deal for Pakistan`

Last Updated: Thursday, August 13, 2009, 12:19

US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke says Pakistan Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud`s elimination last week was a "very big deal" in terms of security efforts in Pakistan.

Mehsud`s death a victory for safety of region: US

Last Updated: Monday, August 10, 2009, 10:09

"Pretty sure" about the death of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, the US on Sunday said his death is a victory for safety and security of the region.

A night with new wife cost Mehsud his life?

Last Updated: Sunday, August 9, 2009, 11:33

It was probably his desire to spend a night with his new wife that proved fatal for Baitullah Mehsud.

‘Death of Mehsud a boon for fight against terrorism’

Last Updated: Saturday, August 8, 2009, 11:41

The death of Tehreek-e-Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud is a major victory of Pakistan and the US-led international community`s fight against terrorism, an noted American expert on South Asia said on Saturday.

Now Pakistan can’t oppose drone attacks

Last Updated: Saturday, August 8, 2009, 10:20

With the almost certain death of Baitullah Mehsud, the leader of Pakistani Taliban, a leading American South Asian expert on Saturday said Islamabad can now no longer oppose the use of drones by the United States.