NEW YORK, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- An audio message, claiming to be from al-Qaida's No. 2 leader, praised Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, who died in August in a drone attack.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Hakeemullah Mehsud, the new leader of the Pakistani Taliban, confirmed former leader Baitullah Mehsud died Sunday from wounds suffered in an airstrike.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- If the assertions of the Pakistani Taliban are right, Hakeemullah Mehsud is the new leader of the militant group, succeeding his dreaded predecessor Baitullah Mehsud.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Pakistani officials say at least 24 terror suspects were arrested Sunday and Monday, including three people with suicide jackets and bombs in a bus station.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- The Taliban in Pakistan announced a new young leader Saturday to replace Baitullah Mehsud, who is believed to have been killed by a U.S. drone.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- A deputy Pakistani Taliban commander made independent claims to the new leadership of the group amid growing disarray within its ranks.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Tribal security forces in the North-West Frontier province captured the spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban, handing him over to state officials.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke, who arrived in Pakistan, praised that country's fight against the Taliban.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- At least 10 Taliban militants were killed by a drone missile strike on a suspected stronghold in Pakistan's tribal areas, officials said Tuesday.