Maulana Fazlullah: Pak Taliban chief behind Malala Yousafzai shoot, Peshawar school massacre

After media reports claimed that Pakistani Taliban Chief Maulana Fazlullah was kiled in a US drone strike in Afghanistan's east Kunar province, the terrorist organisation rubbished the reports claiming that he was still alive.

The Pentagon, too,  declined to comment on whether the strike was successful.

Fazlullah  was appointed as the new chief of the Pakistan Taliban on November 7 2013 following the death of Hakimullah Mehsud. Anecdotes suggest that he won by a lucky draw. Since then, he has been responsible for several terror attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan, as well as implementing several archaic laws.

Peshawar massacre

On December 16 2014, six militants reportedly dressed as Pakistani Army soldiers entered the school through the graveyard situated on the backside of school and killed around 141 people including 132 students and the principal. It is believed that Fazlullah masterminded the massacre

Introducing Sharia courts

With Swat under Fazlullah's control, the Pakistani Taliban quickly moved to set up the Sharia Courts as primary judicial courts

Attacks on music shops

He has led a drive of eradicating 'vices' such as music, dancing, of what he calls "major sources of sin" such as TVs, CDs, computers and other video equipment by burning the electronics or the shops in which they are housed

Opposing women voting

In 2005, Fazlullah was quoted as saying: We have our tradition that bans women from taking part in the elections and violators will be punished

Malala Yousafzai

On 9 October 2012, an assassin instructed by Fazlullah shot Malala Yousafzai, who had written a seris of blogs advocating education for women