Detained Militant Commander In Mohmand Tribal Area Of Pakistan Poured All To Media

by Khalid Nisar | November 3, 2008 at 06:32 am

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GHALANAI: Mohmand Rifles of Frontier Corps, in a press conference held here at their headquarters at Ghallanai, on Monday presented the Taliban commander being arrested a few days before who spoke to media.

The Taliban commander identified as Muhammad Imran alias Mansoor was arrested on October 29 at Darwazgai area of tehsil Lakkaro after a fierce battle and was told to be an expert in mining plantation, EID’s and suicide jacket making. He told the media persons that Abdul Hannan Yamani, an important member of Al-Qaeda, had been regularly coming to Chinari area of Mohmand Agency and to the Taliban headquarters in Qandaro. TTP commander of Mohmand chapter, Umar Khalid, have also been enjoying close relation with the Al-Qaeda member. He added that Baitullah Mehsood had also been funding them on regular basis. About their day to day expenses, he said that they had been using means of smuggling and kidnapping for ransom along with the funding received from Baitullah Mehsood. He also told that Taliban had been buying weapons from Afghanistan and Al-Qaeda members were responsible for all these arrangements. Mohmand Rifles of Frontier Corps deem the arrest of this commander very vital for themselves and a great success after the Nehqi suicide on October 27. On the other hand, Taliban had made their level best by taking elders hostages and occupying several schools in the Qandaro area to pressurize the opponents.

They took these extreme actions in anger after they handed the kidnapped FC personnel to the jirga after negotiations and reciprocally did not get their colleague released. These developments have made the situation even tenser in the area that led to the mass migration and people of the area have been started moving to the safer places. But due to the unrelenting curfew in the region, it is extremely difficult for them to travel.

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