Islamabad (PTI): Pakistani Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud, blamed for masterminding the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto, has died after a protracted illness, according to media reports. Mehsud, believed to be 36 years old, had been suffering from diabetes and high blood pressure for almost a year and had reportedly lapsed into a coma a few days ago. News about his death broke early this morning. TV channels quoted official sources and local residents in the troubled Waziristan tribal region as saying that Mehsud had died at about 1 am. CNN quoted Pakistani military officials as confirming that Mehsud had died. Mehsud had lapsed into a coma some time back but had made a recovery. After becoming very ill late last month, Mehsud again went into a coma about...
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