Conversation so far:
Who killed Baitullah Mehsud?
Pakistani security officials initially announced that Baitullah Mehsud and his wife were killed on 5 August 2009 in a U.S. Central Intelligence Agency drone attack in South Waziristan.

Question: Was he confirmed dead?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Baitullah Mehsude confirmed dead after the drone attack in South Waziristan?