Baitullah’s aide ‘arrested’

E-Paper | June 09, 2026

KARACHI, Jan 21: A close aide of Baitullah Mehsud was reported to have been arrested here on Monday night. However, Sindh police denied the authenticity of the report.

A TV channel quoted Taliban sources as saying that Younus Mehsud, brother of Baitullah Mehsud’s spokesman Wahab Mehsud, had been arrested in Karachi.

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Tahir Siddiqui is a Karachi-based reporter for Dawn with over 35 years of experience covering the Sindh Assembly, Karachi City Council, and the provincial government. He can be found on X at @DawnReporterTS.

E-Paper | June 09, 2026

Baitullah’s aide ‘arrested’

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