Islamabad, Oct 1: Baitullah Mehsud, a top commander of the Pakistan’s unit of the Taliban – the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reportedly died of a prolonged illness on Tuesday. He was initially accused of masterminding the killing of former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto on December 27, but he later denied having a hand in the assassination.

He was believed to be suffering from diabetes and hypertension, reported a Pakistan-based TV channel “Dawn News”. Though, the TV report was silent on any confirmation from the TTP.

Islamabad - At least four people were killed and nine injured as a US drone attacked a house in the border area of Pakistan with Afghanistan, news reports said Wednesday.

Quoting Pakistani security officials, GEO TV television reported that a US pilotless drone fired missiles at a house near the town Mir Ali in North Waziristan.

Two other drones were shot at earlier, the report said.

North Waziristan is regarded a haven for Taleban militants and members of the al-Qaeda terrorism network.

Islamabad - Baitullah Mehsud, leader of Pakistan's Taliban militants died from illness, news reports said Wednesday.

Mehsud, believed to be in his 30s, suffered from high blood pressure and kidney disease, the GEO TV television said.

The leader of a united front of smaller Taliban groups called the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, or Pakistan Taliban Movement, Mehsud was blamed for the murder of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto in December by Pakistan's former government, a claim he reportedly denied.

Miranshah (NWFP), Oct 1: In another incident of the likes which have heightened tensions between America and Pakistan over the past one month, four tribesmen were killed and nine others injured, when a missile was launched by a suspected US spy drone.

The attack is the latest in a string of incidents on the rugged NWFP that have strained Pak-US ties, including a clash between Pakistani troops and US-led forces in Afghanistan.

Peshawar, Oct 1: Denying reports appearing in the Pakistani media that the abducted Afghan envoy Abdul Khaliq Farahi was released on Monday morning, senior security officials in Peshawar have said that there was still no trace of the missing diplomat.

They said that the media reports were “false and irresponsible”, and that they might have been intentionally planted by someone.

Tokyo- Japanese stocks tumbled more than 4 per cent Tuesday to a three-year low, leading an Asia-Pacific sell-off in reaction to Wall Street's historic plunge.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 483.75 points, or 4.12 per cent, to close at 11,259.86.

The broader Topix index of all first-section issues fell 40.46 points, or 3.59 per cent, to 1,087.41.