- Tuesday, April 23, 2024
By: Keerthi Mohan
The Taliban leader who ordered the hit on Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has been killed in a US drone strike. Mullah Fazlullah, one of Pakistan’s most wanted militants, was killed with four other insurgents in the attack that took place on Thursday morning, officials said. The 44-year-old leader, nicknamed Mullah Radio for his fiery sermons, was the leader of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). A Pakistani intelligence official told The Times: “Fazlullah was killed in Thursday’s drone strike in Kunar along with four other key leaders of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan.” Pakistani Taliban member Maulvi Abdur Rasheed told the Independent: “We have been hearing since…
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