**A close associate of Pakistan’s most wanted man, Baitullah Mehsud, who was reportedly killed in a US drone attack, has told the BBC he is alive.**Commander Hakimullah Mehsud said reports of the Taliban leader’s death were “ridiculous”.
Baitullah Mehsud was reportedly killed on Wednesday during an attack on a house in South Waziristan.
Pakistan’s foreign minister said on Friday he was “pretty certain” Baitullah Mehsud had been killed.