Drone strike in Pakistan kills head of Pakistan Taliban | Fox News: A senior Taliban source has confirmed that a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan killed the head of the Pakistan Taliban Friday.
Several intelligence, army and militant sources said Friday that Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud is dead, and a senior Taliban source confirmed his death to Reuters. The Taliban source also said Mehsud's funeral would be held Saturday.
The strike—one of a series of recent attacks aimed at insurgents-- occurred in the North Waziristan region of Pakistan.
``We can confirm Hakimullah Mehsud was killed in the drone strike,'' one senior security official told Reuters.
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