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| Pakistani officials say the army has arrested a man they believe to be chief spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban. | |
| Maulvi Omar, spokesman for the Tehrik Taliban Pakistan (TTP), is said to have been a key aide to Baitullah Mehsud, thought to have been killed recently. | |
| He was reportedly picked up while travelling in a tribal area by car close to the Afghan border. | |
| Pakistani officials were expected to make a formal announcement of his arrest later on Tuesday. | |
| "A very, very important militant has been arrested," Major Fazal Ur Rehman, told the AFP news agency. | |
| Mr Rehman said the detainee would be presented before journalists at a press conference in the tribal Mohmand region. | |
| Earlier this month, Pakistani officials said they had "credible evidence" that Baitullah Mehsud - described as the head of the Pakistani Taliban - had died in a US drone attack. | |
| But correspondents say the situation is very unclear and information is based on rumours from deep inside militant territory in north-west Pakistan | |
| Maulvi Omar comes from Bajaur, a tribal area where the Taliban established themselves early on. |