Taliban leaders Waliur Rehman Mehsud and Hakeemullah Mehsud gave a joint interview to the press to confirm that Baitullah Mehsud died in a Predator strike. Waliur confirmed Hakeemullah is the new leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan while he would lead the Taliban in South Waziristan. Interior Minister Malik and Foreign minister Qureshi maintain no new leader has been chosen.
