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| Top Taliban arrested in Pakistan | Top Taliban arrested in Pakistan |
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| One of the highest ranking Taliban officials in Pakistan has been arrested with four other militants in the country's north-west, officials say. | One of the highest ranking Taliban officials in Pakistan has been arrested with four other militants in the country's north-west, officials say. |
| Muslim Khan was a key spokesman for the Taliban as well as being one of the most senior militant commanders in the Swat valley. | |
| The army recently staged an offensive there, which it declared a success. | |
| The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says this is a significant milestone for the army's operation in Swat. | The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says this is a significant milestone for the army's operation in Swat. |
| One of the chief criticisms of the military operation there has been that it failed to net the top Taliban leadership in the region, our correspondent says. | One of the chief criticisms of the military operation there has been that it failed to net the top Taliban leadership in the region, our correspondent says. |
| The whereabouts and fate of the Taliban leader in Swat, Maulana Fazlullah, is currently unknown. | The whereabouts and fate of the Taliban leader in Swat, Maulana Fazlullah, is currently unknown. |
| After reports that he was close to death earlier this year after being seriously wounded, Muslim Khan contacted the BBC to say the Taliban chief was "alive and healthy". | After reports that he was close to death earlier this year after being seriously wounded, Muslim Khan contacted the BBC to say the Taliban chief was "alive and healthy". |
| The military said Mr Khan was apprehended after a "successful operation" | The military said Mr Khan was apprehended after a "successful operation" |
| He was detained along with fellow militant Mahmood Khan, also reported to be one of the most senior Taliban commanders in Swat. | He was detained along with fellow militant Mahmood Khan, also reported to be one of the most senior Taliban commanders in Swat. |
| The militants had rewards of 10 million rupees ($121,000) on their heads. | The militants had rewards of 10 million rupees ($121,000) on their heads. |
| Swat 'corpses' | |
| The latest fighting in the Swat valley began in April when Pakistani Taliban forces expanded their operations into districts only 96km (60 miles) from the capital. | |
| Under the terms of a peace deal, militants were expected to disarm in exchange for the implementation of Sharia law throughout the Malakand division, which includes Swat valley. | |
| The army accused the Taliban of reneging on the deal. As the fighting intensified some two million people were displaced. | |
| Although many have returned to the district, there is still unrest and bloodshed in the trouble district. | |
| In recent weeks, more than 200 corpses have been found across valley. | |
| The killings have been carried out execution-style and the bodies are believed to be of suspected Taliban militants. | |
| Security forces have strenuously denied carrying out extra-judicial killings as part of their anti-Taliban offensive. | |
| The Taliban in Pakistan recently confirmed the death of its leader, Baitullah Mehsud, who was reported to have been killed by a US missile strike earlier this month. | The Taliban in Pakistan recently confirmed the death of its leader, Baitullah Mehsud, who was reported to have been killed by a US missile strike earlier this month. |
| Militant commander Hakimullah Mehsud was named as his successor. | Militant commander Hakimullah Mehsud was named as his successor. |