Officials: Drone kills Taliban commander in Pakistan

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S.K Khan / AFP - Getty Images, fileMullah Nazir, center, is seen at a press conference in Wana, Pakistan, in 2007. The Associated Press reported that at least 5,000 people attended Nazir's funeral after he was killed by a U.S. drone strike.By NBC News staff and wire reportsPESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A U.S. drone strike killed a Taliban commander and at least seven other people in northwest Pakistan, security officials told NBC News on Thursday.

Maulvi Nazir, who is also known as Mullah Nazir, was killed on Wednesday night when missiles struck a mud-built complex in Angoor Adda near the Afghan border, Pakistani officials said.

His deputy, Ratta Khan, was also killed, sources told Reuters. Four other people were injured.

Reports of Nazir's death came weeks after he was wounded in a bomb attack believed to have been launched by Taliban rivals.

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