The leader of Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, was killed in an American Central Intteligence Agency (CIA) drone strike today.
Condemning the strikes, a Pakistani minister said that the strike had destroyed attemtps to hold peace talks with the Taliban militants.
Speaking out on the killing, Interior minister, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, said,
“This is not just the killing of one person, it’s the death of all peace efforts.”
Similar sentiments were expressed by politician Imran Khan, who threatened to block lorries carrying supplies to Nato troops in Afghanistan.