Taliban Leader Fazlullah Vows Revenge Attacks

The Pakistani Taliban has promised a wave of revenge attacks against the government a day after naming Mullah Fazlullah as its new leader.

Fazlullah, the man behind the attack on teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, was chosen after the US killed the group's previous chief, Hakimullah Mehsud, in a drone strike.

The group said its offensive "will target security forces, government installations, political leaders and police".

"We have a plan," said Asmatullah Shaheen, head of the Taliban's leadership council.

"But I want to make one thing clear. We will not target civilians, bazaars or public places. People do not need to be afraid."

Shaheen said the Taliban's main target included army and government installations in Punjab province, the political stronghold of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud was killed last week

The Taliban statement condemned the Pakistani government, calling it a "slave of America" and claiming it has "full information" about US drone attacks in the group's tribal heartland.

Pakistan publicly condemns the strikes as a breach of its sovereignty but in private the government is said to broadly support them.

The Taliban's new leader was quickly chosen by the shura, the group's leadership council, and named on Thursday.

Fazlullah served as the Pakistani Taliban's leader in the northwest Swat Valley and rose to prominence in radio broadcasts demanding the imposition of a harsh brand of Islam, earning him the nickname "Mullah Radio".

His election came after Mehsud was killed entering his compound in a village in North Waziristan on November 1.

Mehsud and his allies had been tentatively open to the idea of ceasefire talks with the government, but Fazlullah strongly opposes any negotiations.

No meaningful talks have taken place between the Taliban and the government since Mr Sharif was elected prime minister in May.

Fazlullah now looks to have moved even further from that possibility, signalling a new period of uncertainty and violence in the country.

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