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| Pakistan holds Taliban spokesman | Pakistan holds Taliban spokesman |
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| Top Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan has been arrested by security forces in the Swat valley in north-west Pakistan, army officials say. | Top Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan has been arrested by security forces in the Swat valley in north-west Pakistan, army officials say. |
| The army said four other Taliban leaders were also detained. | The army said four other Taliban leaders were also detained. |
| Muslim Khan was recently appointed chief spokesman after the arrest last month of the Taliban's previous spokesman Maulvi Omar. | Muslim Khan was recently appointed chief spokesman after the arrest last month of the Taliban's previous spokesman Maulvi Omar. |
| Mr Khan is from the Swat valley, where army declared its anti-Taliban offensive a success in July. | |
| The army said that Mr Khan was apprehended after a "successful operation" | |
| The militant spokesman had a reward of 10 million rupees ($121,000) on his head. | |
| As the official spokesman for Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), correspondents say Mr Khan was an important figure in the regional network of Pakistani militant groups. |