The arrest of Mullah Baradar was kept secret for about a week before Pakistan and the White House confirmed it on Feb 17 and hailed it as a big success in the fight against terrorism. Reuters File PhotoUS Request To Hand Over Baradar Turned Down -- DAWN
ISLAMABAD: The government refused on Wednesday to hand over to the US the commander of Afghan Taliban, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who was recently captured in Karachi.
According to sources, the request was made by US Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Director Robert Mueller during meetings with officials of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
He was told that an accused arrested in Pakistan could be repatriated to the country of his origin only if he had not committed any crime here.
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