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In Pakistan, Death by Drone Turns a Villain Into a Martyr - New York Times Mon, 04 Nov 2013 02:38:07 GMT

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In Pakistan, Death by Drone Turns a Villain Into a Martyr
New York Times
LONDON — In life, Hakimullah Mehsud, the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, was Public Enemy No. 1: a ruthless figure who devoted his career to bloodshed and mayhem, whom Pakistani pundits occasionally accused of being a pawn of Indian, or even ...
Angry Pakistan to assess US ties after killing of militant disrupts talksReuters
Divided Pakistan fears violent revenge as Taliban react to Mehsud killingThe Guardian
Militant's Death Brings Little Joy in PakistanABC News
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Pakistan slams US for killing Taliban leader - USA TODAY Sun, 03 Nov 2013 03:18:20 GMT

Pakistan slams US for killing Taliban leader
USA TODAY
The rise in tension, even though the U.S. took out Pakistan's No. 1 enemy, shows just how complicated the relationship between the professed allies can be. The two repeatedly have clashed over issues, such as drone strikes and Pakistan's alleged ...

Pakistan Taliban select interim chief - CNN Sun, 03 Nov 2013 19:30:21 GMT

Pakistan Taliban select interim chief
CNN
(CNN) -- The Pakistan Taliban have voted to elect Asmatullah Shaheen, who is on Pakistan's most wanted list, as their interim head, according to an official for the group. The move comes after former chief Hakimullah Mehsud was killed in a U.S. drone ...

Hakimullah Mehsud: Pakistan Taliban discuss new leader - BBC News Sun, 03 Nov 2013 21:26:17 GMT

BBC News
Hakimullah Mehsud: Pakistan Taliban discuss new leader
BBC News
The Taliban in Pakistan are continuing discussions on who should be their next leader after Hakimullah Mehsud was killed in a drone strike on Friday. Reports on Saturday that they had made their choice were later denied. Among the candidates named by ...

Pakistan uproar over US drone killing of Taliban chief - Financial Times Sun, 03 Nov 2013 14:12:15 GMT

Pakistan uproar over US drone killing of Taliban chief
Financial Times
The killing of Pakistan's Taliban leader by a US drone has prompted threats to block US forces withdrawing from Afghanistan through Pakistani territory and shattered hopes for imminent peace talks between Islamabad and the Taliban militants. Following ...

Pakistan to review relations with US after drone strike kills Taliban leader - The Guardian Sun, 03 Nov 2013 18:01:31 GMT

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Pakistan to review relations with US after drone strike kills Taliban leader
The Guardian
Pakistan is to review its relationship with Washington, the prime minister's office said on Sunday, following the killing of the Pakistani Taliban leader in a US drone strike. Hakimullah Mehsud, who had a $5m (£3.1m) bounty on his head, was killed on ...

Pakistan on high alert after Taliban leader killed by US drone strike - The Guardian Sun, 03 Nov 2013 17:55:02 GMT

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Pakistan on high alert after Taliban leader killed by US drone strike
The Guardian
Pakistan's security forces have been put on high alert after a CIA drone attack killed the leader of the country's Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, in the lawless tribal areas. A Pakistani government minister said the strike by an unmanned aircraft on ...

Pakistan reviews US relationship over Taliban drone kill - RT (blog) Sun, 03 Nov 2013 11:49:19 GMT

RT (blog)
Pakistan reviews US relationship over Taliban drone kill
RT (blog)
The gathering on Sunday is to hammer out Islamabad's response to the death of the Pakistani Taliban leader, Hakimullah Mehsud, who was killed by a US drone attack on Friday, hours before a planned meeting with a group of cleric mediators and ahead of ...

How the Pakistani Taliban Became a Deadly Force - New York Times Sun, 03 Nov 2013 04:11:27 GMT

New York Times
How the Pakistani Taliban Became a Deadly Force
New York Times
A. The Pakistani Taliban Movement, or Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, is an umbrella organization loosely uniting up to 30 groups of Pakistani militants along the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan. Its headquarters, though, is in North and South Waziristan ...

Pakistan furious with US after killer drone strike - The Independent Sun, 03 Nov 2013 19:31:01 GMT

The Independent
Pakistan furious with US after killer drone strike
The Independent
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's office issued a statement yesterday saying he would chair a meeting about the consequences of the strike for Pakistan's ties with Washington. It is unclear when this meeting will take place. Mehsud was a notably vicious ...