Hakimullah Mehsud, the newly appointed chief of Taliban after the assassination of Baithullah mehsud in a drone attack,is known as rash and ruthless in the intelligence circles and has ambitions in both Pakistan and Afghanistan unlike his predecessor whose focus was limited to Pakistan only.Under his leadership Taliban are reasserting themselves by carrying out a wave of suicide attacks in north west frontierand Islamabad. In a daring attack a Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up inside Food and agriculture organisation’s headquarters in Islamabad killing four people including two women and a foreign national. The FAO building was situated only a few metres away from president Zardari’s private residence. By carrying out this attack Taliban want to send out a strong message to Pakistani army and it’s American counterpart that they have the capacity to strike at will anywhere in the country even in heavily fortified areas. The situation is really explosive in Pakistan. Taliban are deeply entrenched and defeating them is going to be very difficult.