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Mullah Fazlullah named new head of Pakistani Taliban

Islamabad: Mullah Fazlullah, the militant commander who ordered the assassination of teenage activist Malala Yusufzai, was today named by the Pakistani Taliban as its new chief to replace Hakimullah Mehsud, killed in a US drone



The teenager survived despite being shot in the head by a Taliban fighter and was taken to Britain for treatment.

Fazlullah came to prominence as a leader of the Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariah-e-Mohammadi and later became the head of the Taliban in Swat Valley, located 160 km from Islamabad.  

He led a brutal rule in the region during 2007-09 and was accused of personally ordering the killing of scores of people, including women.

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