**The head of Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi was killed by a US drone air strike in North Waziristan on 24 February, the BBC has learned.**Qari Mohammad Zafar is believed to have led the Sunni Muslim extremist group, which has close links with al-Qaeda and the Pakistani Taliban, since 2007.
Mufti Abuzar Khanjari had now replaced Zafar, militants told BBC Urdu.
Zafar was wanted by US and Pakistani authorities over the March 2006 attack on the US consulate in Karachi.
The US had offered a $5m (£3.3m) reward.