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Security forces apprehended two important leaders of Tehrik-i-Taliban from Karachi.According to sources, the detainees were arrested from Peoples Zia colony Saidabad and were identified as Mullah Tayyab Agha alias Popalzai and Hakeemuddin Mehsud. The detainees were transferred to a undisclosed location for interrogation.Hakeemuddin Mehsud was the in charge of satellite communications for the organization while Popalzai, a Pakistani national, was a close associate and spokesman of Mullah Omar when they were in power in Afghanistan between 1996 and 2001.Tracking of Satellite communication played the vital role in capturing the Taliban leaders.
