Pakistani Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud. Pakistan's military is trying to confirm reports that he has been killed. Photograph: A Majeed/AFP/Getty ImagesPakistan Army Investigates Report Mehsud is Dead, Taliban Denies Report -- Voice of America
A TV report says Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud died from injuries sustained in a U.S. drone missile strike in mid-January.
The Pakistani army said Sunday it is investigating reports that Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud died from injuries sustained in a U.S. drone missile strike in mid-January.
The army's announcement followed a report on Pakistani state television that Mehsud had died and has been buried.
Conflicting reports about the militant leader's death first surfaced after the January bombing in northwest Pakistan that killed at least a dozen militants.
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