Pakistan orders offensive against Taliban chief

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, June 14 (Reuters) - Pakistan has ordered the military to carry out an offensive against Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud and his fighters, a provincial governor said on Sunday.

"The military and law enforcement agencies have been ordered to carry out a full-fledged operation to eliminate these beasts and killers by using all resources," Awais Ghani, governor of North West Frontier Province, told reporters, referring to Mehsud. (Additional reporting by Kamran Haider; Writing by Robert Birsel)

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