New Delhi: The death of Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone strike has been described as a “victory” by the US media.
Mehsud, who had a $5 million bounty on his head, took over as leader of the Pakistani Taliban in 2009 after its two previous leaders were killed in drone strikes.
Mehsud was brought into the insurgency by his cousin Qari Hussain, who was the Taliban's top trainer for suicide bombers until he was killed in a drone strike.
Hakimullah Mehsud was born in 1979 in the region of Kotkai near the town of Jandola in South Waziristan. He had his primary education in a small village madrassa in Hangu District. He is also known as Zulfiqar Mehsud.
