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| Fazlullah's close associate arrested |
| 2010-05-12 |
| [The News (Pak) Top Stories] A close aide to the Swat Taliban chief Maulana Fazlullah was arrested by law-enforcement agencies and the security forces in a joint action on the Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway on Monday, official sources said. The sources said the militant commander identified as Abdur Rahman alias Rahman had come to Mardan through Buner district and was heading for some hideout of militants when he was arrested. They said he was the leader of Taliban logistic cell in the Swat valley when the militants were calling the shots in the area. He used to coordinate activities between dreaded Swati militant commander, Ibne Amin and Fazlullah, officials said. He was also accused of providing logistics support to militants carrying out sabotage acts in down country, the sources said. He would identify targets to attackers affiliated with the banned TTP, the official said. Soon after his arrest, he was shifted to an undisclosed location for investigation. |
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