Pakistan believes Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud is dead

Aug. 7, 2009
Pakistan believes Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud was probably killed with his wife and bodyguards in a missile attack two days ago interior minister Rehman Malik has said.
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