7 November 2013
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A Taliban spokesman told the BBC the militants would instead target the military and the governing party.
Mullah Fazlullah was named the new leader six days after Hakimullah Mehsud was killed in a drone strike.
Mullah Fazlullah is a particularly ruthless commander whose men shot the schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai.
'Just a trap'
Pakistan Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah rejects talks
The BBC's Haroon Rashid says the Pakistani Taliban "wanted to send out a message to the world"
The
new head of the Pakistani Taliban, Mullah Fazlullah, has ruled out
peace talks with the government, vowing revenge for his predecessor's
death.
Mullah Fazlullah was named the new leader six days after Hakimullah Mehsud was killed in a drone strike.
Mullah Fazlullah is a particularly ruthless commander whose men shot the schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai.
'Just a trap'
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif came to power in May pledging a negotiated settlement to the insurgency.
The Taliban leadership council, or shura, took six days to come to its decision.
Its leader, Asmatullah Shaheen Bhitani, said: "We will take revenge on Pakistan for the martyrdom of Hakimullah.
"The talks about peace between Pakistan and Taliban leaders is just a trap of enemies and to distract the masses. All political parties that are part of government are considered to be our enemies."
Shahidullah Shahid, another spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban, or Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP), told Agence France-Presse news agency: "Holding peace talks is not even an issue to discuss - this government has no authority, it is not a sovereign government, it is a slave, a slave of America.
"Holding peace talks is a waste of time."
Mehsud was killed when missiles struck his vehicle in the North Waziristan region on 1 November.
The Pakistani government reacted angrily. Interior Minister Chaudry Nisar Ali Khan said that the drone strike was "not just the killing of one person, it's the death of all peace efforts".
The Pakistani government has yet to comment on the new leader.
'Mullah Radio'
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The choice of Mullah Fazlullah as the new head of the
Pakistani Taliban (TTP) is unlikely to please many Pakistanis. He was
among the TTP's more vocal opponents of talks with Islamabad, so the
group appears set to continue on the path of violence.
Mullah Fazlullah led the bloody occupation of the Swat Valley in 2008-09, and pioneered a violent campaign against polio vaccination.
Since his eviction from Swat in an army operation in 2009, he has moved to north-eastern Afghanistan from where he has launched several attacks against the Pakistani military, including one in September that killed an army general. He also said he was behind the assassination attempt on education activist Malala Yousafzai last year.
But he starts out with two major disadvantages - he is not based in Pakistan and he is not a native of the Waziristan tribal region, the main militant sanctuary. Many expect him to face problems in controlling the disparate, and at times fractious groups within the TTP, the bulk of them locals from Waziristan.
Analysis
Mullah Fazlullah led the bloody occupation of the Swat Valley in 2008-09, and pioneered a violent campaign against polio vaccination.
Since his eviction from Swat in an army operation in 2009, he has moved to north-eastern Afghanistan from where he has launched several attacks against the Pakistani military, including one in September that killed an army general. He also said he was behind the assassination attempt on education activist Malala Yousafzai last year.
But he starts out with two major disadvantages - he is not based in Pakistan and he is not a native of the Waziristan tribal region, the main militant sanctuary. Many expect him to face problems in controlling the disparate, and at times fractious groups within the TTP, the bulk of them locals from Waziristan.
The government said a delegation
had been due to fly to North Waziristan to discuss peace talks with
Hakimullah Mehsud, but he was killed in the drone strike the day before.
Its leader, Asmatullah Shaheen Bhitani, said: "We will take revenge on Pakistan for the martyrdom of Hakimullah.
"The talks about peace between Pakistan and Taliban leaders is just a trap of enemies and to distract the masses. All political parties that are part of government are considered to be our enemies."
Shahidullah Shahid, another spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban, or Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP), told Agence France-Presse news agency: "Holding peace talks is not even an issue to discuss - this government has no authority, it is not a sovereign government, it is a slave, a slave of America.
"Holding peace talks is a waste of time."
Mehsud was killed when missiles struck his vehicle in the North Waziristan region on 1 November.
The Pakistani government reacted angrily. Interior Minister Chaudry Nisar Ali Khan said that the drone strike was "not just the killing of one person, it's the death of all peace efforts".
The Pakistani government has yet to comment on the new leader.
'Mullah Radio'
When the news was announced, there was reportedly heavy
celebratory gunfire in the area around Miranshah, the main town in the
tribal area of North Waziristan.
A military operation was launched to retake the area.
Mullah Fazlullah fled over the border into Afghanistan but Islamabad says he has continued to orchestrate attacks in Pakistan.
He was accused of being behind a roadside bomb in September that killed Maj Gen Sanaullah Niazi, the top commander in Swat, along with two other military personnel.
Mullah Fazlullah was known for his radio broadcasts calling for strict Islamic laws and earning him the nickname "Mullah Radio".
The shooting of Malala Yousafzai in October 2012 sparked outrage in Pakistan and across the globe.
The teenager had spoken out against the Taliban's restrictions on girls' education.
She was airlifted to the UK for hospital treatment and now lives in Birmingham with her family.
This year Malala, now 16, addressed the UN General Assembly and won the European Union's Sakharov human rights prize.
Prior to the latest Taliban announcement, the BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad said that Mullah Fazlullah was not a member of the Mehsud clan and, if appointed, would face a challenge to control the Mehsud fighters, who make up the bulk of the Taliban's manpower.
The TTP is a loose umbrella organisation of about 30 militant groups.
Khalid Haqqani has been named deputy leader of the TTP, but he is not thought to be linked to the Haqqani network that is fighting Nato-led troops in Afghanistan.
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Mullah Fazlullah
- Leader of Taliban in Swat in north-west Pakistan
- Ousted from Swat by troops in 2009 - now based on Afghanistan-Pakistan border
- First Pakistan Taliban leader not from tribal areas - all were from Waziristan so far
- His fighters shot schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai
- Known as Mullah Radio for his fiery broadcasts
Mullah Fazlullah, believed to be
in his mid to late 30s, led a brutal campaign in Swat between 2008 and
2009, enforcing hardline Islamic law that included burning schools, and
public floggings and beheadings.
Mullah Fazlullah fled over the border into Afghanistan but Islamabad says he has continued to orchestrate attacks in Pakistan.
He was accused of being behind a roadside bomb in September that killed Maj Gen Sanaullah Niazi, the top commander in Swat, along with two other military personnel.
Mullah Fazlullah was known for his radio broadcasts calling for strict Islamic laws and earning him the nickname "Mullah Radio".
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BBC correspondent meets Fazlullah"He is tall and powerfully built. He spoke forcefully and with the conviction of a man who believes he is directly fulfilling God's wish with his war”
In one undated video he pledges
to do everything possible to introduce the laws, saying: "We will
eliminate anything that will get in the way of achieving this goal:
father or brother, soldier or police."
The shooting of Malala Yousafzai in October 2012 sparked outrage in Pakistan and across the globe.
The teenager had spoken out against the Taliban's restrictions on girls' education.
She was airlifted to the UK for hospital treatment and now lives in Birmingham with her family.
This year Malala, now 16, addressed the UN General Assembly and won the European Union's Sakharov human rights prize.
Prior to the latest Taliban announcement, the BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad said that Mullah Fazlullah was not a member of the Mehsud clan and, if appointed, would face a challenge to control the Mehsud fighters, who make up the bulk of the Taliban's manpower.
The TTP is a loose umbrella organisation of about 30 militant groups.
Khalid Haqqani has been named deputy leader of the TTP, but he is not thought to be linked to the Haqqani network that is fighting Nato-led troops in Afghanistan.
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