Islamabad: Pakistani Taliban new chief
Hakimullah Mehsud`s brother was among 15 militants killed in
two US drone attacks in the country`s lawless tribal belt,
reports said today.
Hakimullah`s brother Kalimullah was among six
militants who were killed in the first drone attack in the
Sararogha area of South Waziristan Agency yesterday afternoon,
Express 24/7 news channel reported.
Nine militants were killed in the second drone attack,
which was carried out in the evening in the Dandey Darpakhel
area of North Waziristan Agency.
Several foreigners, including Afghan nationals, were
among those killed in the two attacks. Former Tehrik-e-Taliban
Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud was himself killed in a US
drone attack in August.
Since Baitullah`s death, 65 Taliban militants,
including foreigners, have been killed in drone strikes in
South Waziristan, the Dawn newspaper reported.
The home of Irfan Shamankhel, the son of Taliban
commander Sher Alam Mehsud, was targeted in yesterday`s first
drone attack in South Waziristan.
The house of Mustafa, an Afghan national who had close
relations with Taliban commander Jalaluddin Haqqani, was
targeted in the second attack in North Waziristan.
Bureau Report
