ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said Tuesday that authorities will perform DNA tests on the body of a man who was killed in an American drone strike to determine whether the slain man is actually Taliban chief Mullah Mohammed Akhtar Mansour.
At a televised news conference in Islamabad, Khan said Pakistan is still unable to officially confirm Mansour’s death, although Washington, Kabul and some senior Taliban commanders have confirmed it.
The Taliban has yet to formally announce his death.
Khan condemned the drone strike, calling it a violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and international laws.
He said Washington officially notified Pakistan seven hours after carrying out the strike, saying they had targeted Mansour inside Pakistan and that “he was no more alive.”