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2007-03-02 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Steve 2007-03-02 08:52|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 24 hour rule in effect. Since it's Pakistan, 36 to 48 may be better..

A Taliban spokesman denied as "rumour" the arrest of Mullah Obaidullah Akhund, who is regarded as one of the two top deputies of Taliban supreme leader, Mullah Omar. Akhund was captured with four other suspects in a raid on a home in the south-western city of Quetta on Monday, three intelligence officials said on condition of anonymity, because they were not authorised to speak to journalists.

Pakistani government spokesmen have made no comment on the arrests. Late last night, Brigadier Javed Iqbal Cheema, a senior interior ministry official handling counterterrorism issues, denied a top Taliban figure had been arrested. Tariq Khosa, police chief of Baluchistan province where Quetta is located, said he was not aware of Akhund's arrest.

Afghan and Nato officials could not confirm the arrest either. "To the best of my knowledge we were not involved in anything associated with him," said Colonel Tom Collins, the spokesman for the Nato's international security assistance force. "We were not involved in that operation."

Posted by Steve">Steve 2007-03-02 09:14|| 2007-03-02 09:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Why does the Pak Govt support Taliban when the whole of the West are breathing down their neck????

I suggest Saudi funding!!!!!

Posted by Ebbolump Glomotle9608 2007-03-02 09:23|| 2007-03-02 09:23|| Front Page Top

#3 If they've got him then we'll see how close the CIA get to him. The British Pakistani facilitator of the attempted Bojinka Plot Mk2 wasn't let near UK security forces - maybe for fear of him revealing that the ISI are the Taleban. Don't get while the International Community tolerate the duplicity... we shall see...

Posted by Howard UK 2007-03-02 09:25|| 2007-03-02 09:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Howard

There was a major trial in London where a guy said the ISI had threatened his family.The ISI are involved in alot of the terrorism resulting from Pakistan.

Perv and The ISI are part of the problem not the cure!!!!

Posted by Ebbolump Glomotle9608 2007-03-02 09:35|| 2007-03-02 09:35|| Front Page Top

#5 The ISI is getting paid both to be the arsonists and to be the firemen. Gotta admire a good scam.

Posted by mhw 2007-03-02 11:40|| 2007-03-02 11:40|| Front Page Top

#6 ABC tried to claim last night that this is a result of Cheney reading the riot act to Pervert. Wishful thinking? Pervert throwing us a bone? Might need some salt with this.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-03-02 11:50|| 2007-03-02 11:50|| Front Page Top

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