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Pakistan holds pro-Taliban cleric Pakistan holds pro-Taliban cleric
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A radical cleric who brokered a failed peace deal in Pakistan's Swat valley has been arrested, officials say.A radical cleric who brokered a failed peace deal in Pakistan's Swat valley has been arrested, officials say.
Sufi Mohammed was arrested in Peshawar, in the restive north-west of Pakistan, government officials said.Sufi Mohammed was arrested in Peshawar, in the restive north-west of Pakistan, government officials said.
Regional information minister Iftikhar Hussein said he had been arrested on unspecified charges but had been warned against holding meetings in Peshawar.Regional information minister Iftikhar Hussein said he had been arrested on unspecified charges but had been warned against holding meetings in Peshawar.
The cleric negotiated a peace deal in February, widely seen as allowing the Taliban to take control of the valley.The cleric negotiated a peace deal in February, widely seen as allowing the Taliban to take control of the valley.
Militants imposed Sharia law in the district after the agreement. Militants were allowed to impose Sharia law in the district in exchange for an end to two years of fighting.
However the deal later fell apart when Taliban fighters moved into neighbouring districts. However the deal later collapsed when Taliban fighters moved into neighbouring districts.
The government's military operation to remove insurgents from the region has displaced some two million people in Pakistan's north-west. "Instead of keeping his promises by taking steps for the sake of peace, and speaking out against terrorism, he did not utter a single word against terrorists," Mr Hussein told a news conference on Sunday.
Sufi Mohammad is the founder of a banned militant group, Tehrik Nizam Shariat Mohammadi (TNSM). He said that the influential cleric's stance "encouraged terrorism. It encouraged violence".
In June, two of his aides - who were under arrest - were killed when militants attacked a convoy transporting prisoners to Peshawar, officials said. Banned group
The government's military operation to remove insurgents from the region displaced some two million people in Pakistan's north-west.
Sufi Mohammed is the founder of a banned militant group, Tehrik Nizam Shariat Mohammadi (TNSM).
He is also the father-in-law of the Taliban leader in the Swat valley.
In June, two of Sufi Mohammed's aides - who were under arrest - were killed when militants attacked a convoy transporting prisoners to Peshawar, military officials said.