Pakistani Taliban Appoints New Chief After Previous Leader Killed in Drone Strike
PESHAWAR/DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - The Pakistani Taliban named Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud as the new leader on Saturday, a week after the previous chief Mullah Fazlullah was killed in a U.S.-Afghan air strike in Afghanistan, the group's spokesman said.
Jun-23-2018, 16:26:44 GMT
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