Sources: Pakistani Taliban pick new deputy after drone strike
Pakistani Taliban militants have chosen a new deputy commander to replace their second-in-command who was killed in a US drone strike in the North Waziristan region, sources in the militant group said on Thursday.
Wali-ur-Rehman was killed in the militant stronghold of North Waziristan on Wednesday, Pakistani security officials and militants said. A Pakistani Taliban committee met late on Wednesday to choose a deputy after he was buried in a low-key ceremony, three Taliban members told Reuters. The new number two, Khan Said, 38, had served as Wali-ur-Rehman's deputy. (Reuters)
