WANA: The security forces on Saturday captured a senior Pakistani Taliban commander, Ahmad Mehsud, in a remote mountainous region of North Waziristan, security officials said. Ahmad Mehsud is considered to be an important commander of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan as he had been involved in attacks on the forces and the tribal elders in Waziristan region. The commander was hiding in a house in Razmak area of North Waziristan, security officials said. The forces also seized a huge cache of arms and explosives from the hideout. Security sources said commander Mehsud had fled to Afghanistan after the security forces launched a major operation in the region in June 2014. They said Mehsud was wanted to the authorities for his involvement in several terrorist attacks. The authorities are describing the arrest of Mehsud as a major success as his arrest can lead to capture of other Taliban figures who are hiding in the mountains.
