A Pakistani court today barred the federal government from handing over10 high profile<br/>Afghan Taliban leaders believed to be in the custody of authorities to any foreign country. The Court also sought a detailed report on the matter by March 26.<br/> Lahore High Court Chief Justice Khwaja Muhammad Sharif issued the order in response to a petition filed by Khalid<br/>Khwaja, a former Inter-Services Intelligence official who now heads a rights group. The petitioner asked the High Court to bar the government from handing over arrested Afghan Taliban leaders,<br/>including militant leader Mullah Muhammad Omar's deputy Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, to the US or any other country.<br/> The Pakistan Army has confirmed the arrest of Baradar but there has been no official word on the other commanders.<br/>During a visit to Islamabad last week, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, during a visit to Islamabad last week, had demanded that Baradar and the others should be handed over to his country.<br/> He also expressed doubts about Pakistan's motives for arresting the commanders.<br/> Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said the Pakistan government will respond to Karzai's demand after consulting<br/>legal experts.