More News On The Capture Of The Taliban's #2 Leader

Most Pakistani newspapers relegated the story either to the
lower half of their front page, or to the back page

Pakistan Confirms Top Taliban Arrest -- BBC

The Pakistani government has now confirmed that a senior Afghan Taliban commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, was captured last week in Karachi.

The Pakistani foreign minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, described the arrest as important.

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is one of four men who founded the Taliban movement in Afghanistan in 1994 and is said to be second in command to the Taliban's spiritual leader Mullah Omar.

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More News on the Capture Of Senior Afghan Taliban Commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar

'Muted' Pakistan media response to Taliban arrest -- BBC
Pakistan's Karachi, a refuge but no base for Taliban -- Reuters
Taliban arrest 'significant development': Holbrooke -- AFP
Pakistan: Detained Taliban Chief Talking -- CBS
Deciphering the arrest of a Taliban commander -- The Economist
Could Baradar’s Arrest Damage Taliban Reconciliation Efforts? -- Washington Independent
Pakistan’s arrest of Mullah Baradar: tactics or strategy? -- Reuters
The capture of Mullah Baradar -- Foreign Policy
Capture a setback to Taliban, not end -- Washington Times
Taliban Commander's Capture: Is Bin Laden Next? -- FOX News
New York Times chief explains Baradar news delay -- BBC