Pakistani Taliban Monday released photo of their chief, Hakimullah Mehsud, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike on Friday, on a social website.
Mehsud was killed along with his driver and guard in North Waziristan tribal region when U.S. spay aircraft rained missiles on his vehicle and his house.
Only Hakimullah face with bloods was shown in the photo and another man not seen in picture has kept hand on his forehead apparently trying to stop blood.
Taliban sources confirmed the picture and said it was taken shortly after the drone attack which also killed five other Taliban men.
Hakimullah was secretly buried hours after he was targeted in the strike that has caused uproar in Pakistan as the government accused the U.S. of sabotaging plan to hold talks with the Taliban.
The national parliament will meet shortly to discuss the situation arising out of the drone attack and its fallout.
The government has also decided to review relations with the U.S. and its possible steps to respond to the strikes.
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